What color is #997478?

#997478 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997478?

The RGB value is 153, 116, 120: 153 red, 116 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997478?

The complementary color is #749995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997478 color

#997478 rgb(153, 116, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #997478 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 45.5% green and 47.1% blue (153, 116, 120).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#997478 color codes

HEX	`#997478`
RGB	`rgb(153, 116, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 45.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.53, 15.15, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.53, 15.54, 12.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.773, 20.62, 20.546)`
Decimal	`10056824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997478, 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 #997478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #997478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997478; }
.text { color: #997478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 116 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997478, #998374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #997478?: #997478 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997478?: The RGB value is 153, 116, 120: 153 red, 116 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997478?: The complementary color is #749995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.