What color is #977B80?

#977B80 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977B80?

The RGB value is 151, 123, 128: 151 red, 123 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977B80?

The complementary color is #7B9792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977B80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977B80 color

#977B80 rgb(151, 123, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #977B80 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 48.2% green and 50.2% blue (151, 123, 128).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#977B80 color codes

HEX	`#977B80`
RGB	`rgb(151, 123, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 48.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.35, 11.66, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.35, 11.74, 6.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.742, 22.305, 23.472)`
Decimal	`9927552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977B80, 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 #977B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #977B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977b80; }
.text { color: #977b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 123 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977b80, #97847b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #977B80?: #977B80 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977B80?: The RGB value is 151, 123, 128: 151 red, 123 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977B80?: The complementary color is #7B9792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977B80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.