What color is #977B7A?

#977B7A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977B7A?

The RGB value is 151, 123, 122: 151 red, 123 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977B7A?

The complementary color is #7A9697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977B7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977B7A color

#977B7A rgb(151, 123, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #977B7A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 48.2% green and 47.8% blue (151, 123, 122).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#977B7A color codes

HEX	`#977B7A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 123, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 48.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.19, 10.66, 4.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.19, 11.62, 23.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.358, 22.151, 21.454)`
Decimal	`9927546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977B7A, 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 #977B7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977B7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #977B7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977b7a; }
.text { color: #977b7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977b7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 123 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977b7a, #978a7a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #977B7A?: #977B7A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977B7A?: The RGB value is 151, 123, 122: 151 red, 123 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977B7A?: The complementary color is #7A9697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977B7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.