What color is #977969?

#977969 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977969?

The RGB value is 151, 121, 105: 151 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977969?

The complementary color is #698797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977969 color

#977969 rgb(151, 121, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #977969 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 47.5% green and 41.2% blue (151, 121, 105).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 30% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#977969 color codes

HEX	`#977969`
RGB	`rgb(151, 121, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 47.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 30%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, 9.2, 13.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 16.09, 55.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.15, 21.275, 16.302)`
Decimal	`9927017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977969, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #977969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #977969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977969; }
.text { color: #977969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 121 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977969, #979069); }

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Questions

What color is #977969?: #977969 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977969?: The RGB value is 151, 121, 105: 151 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977969?: The complementary color is #698797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.