What color is #97857F?

#97857F 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 #97857F?

The RGB value is 151, 133, 127: 151 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97857F?

The complementary color is #7F9197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97857F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97857F color

#97857F rgb(151, 133, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97857F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 52.2% green and 49.8% blue (151, 133, 127).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#97857F color codes

HEX	`#97857F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 133, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 52.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.97, 5.77, 5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.97, 8.13, 44.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.981, 24.887, 23.562)`
Decimal	`9930111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97857F, 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 #97857F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97857F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #97857F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97857f; }
.text { color: #97857f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97857f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 133 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97857f, #97917f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #97857F?: #97857F 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 #97857F?: The RGB value is 151, 133, 127: 151 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97857F?: The complementary color is #7F9197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97857F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.