What color is #997046?

#997046 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Guinea Pig. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997046?

The RGB value is 153, 112, 70: 153 red, 112 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997046?

The complementary color is #466F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997046?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997046 color

#997046 rgb(153, 112, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997046 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 43.9% green and 27.5% blue (153, 112, 70).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 54% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Guinea Pig (#987652), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#997046 color codes

HEX	`#997046`
RGB	`rgb(153, 112, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 43.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 54%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 54%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.46, 11.13, 29.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.46, 31.58, 69.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.038, 18.804, 8.367)`
Decimal	`10055750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997046, 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 #997046	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997046 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #997046 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997046; }
.text { color: #997046; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997046; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 112 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997046, #999946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #997046?: #997046 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Guinea Pig. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997046?: The RGB value is 153, 112, 70: 153 red, 112 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997046?: The complementary color is #466F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997046?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.