What color is #97877B?

#97877B 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 #97877B?

The RGB value is 151, 135, 123: 151 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97877B?

The complementary color is #7B8B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97877B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97877B color

#97877B rgb(151, 135, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97877B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 52.9% green and 48.2% blue (151, 135, 123).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#97877B color codes

HEX	`#97877B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 135, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 52.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.4, 3.97, 8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.4, 9.52, 65.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.002, 25.338, 22.309)`
Decimal	`9930619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97877B, 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 #97877B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97877B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #97877B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97877b; }
.text { color: #97877b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97877b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 135 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97877b, #97957b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #97877B?: #97877B 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 #97877B?: The RGB value is 151, 135, 123: 151 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97877B?: The complementary color is #7B8B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97877B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.