What color is #977A79?

#977A79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977A79?

The RGB value is 151, 122, 121: 151 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977A79?

The complementary color is #799697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977A79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977A79 color

#977A79 rgb(151, 122, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #977A79 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 47.8% green and 47.5% blue (151, 122, 121).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#977A79 color codes

HEX	`#977A79`
RGB	`rgb(151, 122, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 47.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.9, 11.07, 4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.9, 12.07, 23.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.173, 21.88, 21.088)`
Decimal	`9927289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977A79, 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 #977A79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977A79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #977A79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977a79; }
.text { color: #977a79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977a79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 122 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977a79, #978979); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #977A79?: #977A79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977A79?: The RGB value is 151, 122, 121: 151 red, 122 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977A79?: The complementary color is #799697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977A79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.