What color is #977D71?

#977D71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977D71?

The RGB value is 151, 125, 113: 151 red, 125 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977D71?

The complementary color is #718B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977D71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977D71 color

#977D71 rgb(151, 125, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #977D71 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 49% green and 44.3% blue (151, 125, 113).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#977D71 color codes

HEX	`#977D71`
RGB	`rgb(151, 125, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 49%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.49, 8.09, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.49, 13.09, 51.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.077, 22.44, 18.735)`
Decimal	`9928049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977D71, 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 #977D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #977D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977d71; }
.text { color: #977d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 125 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977d71, #979071); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #977D71?: #977D71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977D71?: The RGB value is 151, 125, 113: 151 red, 125 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977D71?: The complementary color is #718B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977D71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.