What color is #977F5B?

#977F5B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977F5B?

The RGB value is 151, 127, 91: 151 red, 127 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977F5B?

The complementary color is #5B7397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977F5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977F5B color

#977F5B rgb(151, 127, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #977F5B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 49.8% green and 35.7% blue (151, 127, 91).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 25% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 40% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muesli (#9E7E53), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#977F5B color codes

HEX	`#977F5B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 127, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 49.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 25%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 40%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.57, 3.94, 23.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.57, 23.35, 80.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.241, 22.514, 13.07)`
Decimal	`9928539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977F5B, 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 #977F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #977F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977f5b; }
.text { color: #977f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 127 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977f5b, #91975b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #977F5B?: #977F5B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977F5B?: The RGB value is 151, 127, 91: 151 red, 127 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977F5B?: The complementary color is #5B7397, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977F5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.