What color is #977A6C?

#977A6C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977A6C?

The RGB value is 151, 122, 108: 151 red, 122 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977A6C?

The complementary color is #6C8997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977A6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977A6C color

#977A6C rgb(151, 122, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #977A6C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 47.8% green and 42.4% blue (151, 122, 108).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 28% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#977A6C color codes

HEX	`#977A6C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 122, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 47.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.58, 9.06, 11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.58, 14.97, 52.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.429, 21.582, 17.169)`
Decimal	`9927276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977A6C, 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 #977A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #977A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977a6c; }
.text { color: #977a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 122 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977a6c, #97906c); }

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Questions

What color is #977A6C?: #977A6C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977A6C?: The RGB value is 151, 122, 108: 151 red, 122 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977A6C?: The complementary color is #6C8997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977A6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.