What color is #97837A?

#97837A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97837A?

The RGB value is 151, 131, 122: 151 red, 131 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97837A?

The complementary color is #7A8E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97837A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97837A color

#97837A rgb(151, 131, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97837A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 51.4% green and 47.8% blue (151, 131, 122).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#97837A color codes

HEX	`#97837A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 131, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 51.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.31, 6.08, 7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.31, 9.78, 51.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.392, 24.218, 21.798)`
Decimal	`9929594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97837A, 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 #97837A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97837A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #97837A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97837a; }
.text { color: #97837a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97837a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 131 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97837a, #97917a); }

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Questions

What color is #97837A?: #97837A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97837A?: The RGB value is 151, 131, 122: 151 red, 131 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97837A?: The complementary color is #7A8E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97837A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.