What color is #978774?

#978774 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978774?

The RGB value is 151, 135, 116: 151 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978774?

The complementary color is #748497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978774 color

#978774 rgb(151, 135, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978774 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 52.9% green and 45.5% blue (151, 135, 116).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#978774 color codes

HEX	`#978774`
RGB	`rgb(151, 135, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 52.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.24, 2.86, 12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.24, 12.75, 77.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.579, 25.169, 20.083)`
Decimal	`9930612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978774, 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 #978774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #978774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978774; }
.text { color: #978774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 135 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978774, #969774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #978774?: #978774 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978774?: The RGB value is 151, 135, 116: 151 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978774?: The complementary color is #748497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.