What color is #977E6F?

#977E6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977E6F?

The RGB value is 151, 126, 111: 151 red, 126 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977E6F?

The complementary color is #6F8897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977E6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977E6F color

#977E6F rgb(151, 126, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #977E6F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 49.4% green and 43.5% blue (151, 126, 111).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 26% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#977E6F color codes

HEX	`#977E6F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 126, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 49.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 26%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, 7.21, 11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 13.8, 58.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.093, 22.65, 18.191)`
Decimal	`9928303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977E6F, 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 #977E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #977E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977e6f; }
.text { color: #977e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 126 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977e6f, #97926f); }

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Questions

What color is #977E6F?: #977E6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977E6F?: The RGB value is 151, 126, 111: 151 red, 126 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977E6F?: The complementary color is #6F8897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977E6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.