What color is #97877F?

#97877F 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 #97877F?

The RGB value is 151, 135, 127: 151 red, 135 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97877F?

The complementary color is #7F8F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97877F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97877F color

#97877F rgb(151, 135, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97877F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 52.9% green and 49.8% blue (151, 135, 127).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#97877F color codes

HEX	`#97877F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 135, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 52.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.5, 4.64, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.5, 7.98, 54.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.257, 25.44, 23.654)`
Decimal	`9930623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97877F, 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 #97877F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97877F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #97877F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97877f; }
.text { color: #97877f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97877f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 135 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97877f, #97937f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #97877F?: #97877F 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 #97877F?: The RGB value is 151, 135, 127: 151 red, 135 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97877F?: The complementary color is #7F8F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97877F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.