What color is #997174?

#997174 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997174?

The RGB value is 153, 113, 116: 153 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997174?

The complementary color is #719996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997174 color

#997174 rgb(153, 113, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #997174 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 44.3% green and 45.5% blue (153, 113, 116).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 6 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#997174 color codes

HEX	`#997174`
RGB	`rgb(153, 113, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 44.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.66, 16.26, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.66, 16.88, 15.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.195, 19.845, 19.181)`
Decimal	`10056052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997174, 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 #997174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #997174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997174; }
.text { color: #997174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 113 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997174, #998271); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #997174?: #997174 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997174?: The RGB value is 153, 113, 116: 153 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997174?: The complementary color is #719996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.