What color is #977F69?

#977F69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977F69?

The RGB value is 151, 127, 105: 151 red, 127 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977F69?

The complementary color is #698197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977F69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977F69 color

#977F69 rgb(151, 127, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #977F69 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 49.8% green and 41.2% blue (151, 127, 105).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 30% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#977F69 color codes

HEX	`#977F69`
RGB	`rgb(151, 127, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 49.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 30%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.84, 5.77, 15.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.84, 16.45, 69.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.902, 22.779, 16.552)`
Decimal	`9928553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977F69, 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 #977F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #977F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977f69; }
.text { color: #977f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 127 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977f69, #979669); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #977F69?: #977F69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977F69?: The RGB value is 151, 127, 105: 151 red, 127 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977F69?: The complementary color is #698197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977F69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.