What color is #997579?

#997579 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997579?

The RGB value is 153, 117, 121: 153 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997579?

The complementary color is #759995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997579 color

#997579 rgb(153, 117, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #997579 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 45.9% green and 47.5% blue (153, 117, 121).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#997579 color codes

HEX	`#997579`
RGB	`rgb(153, 117, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 45.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.81, 14.74, 3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.81, 15.1, 12.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.95, 20.876, 20.906)`
Decimal	`10057081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997579, 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 #997579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #997579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997579; }
.text { color: #997579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 117 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997579, #998375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #997579?: #997579 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997579?: The RGB value is 153, 117, 121: 153 red, 117 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997579?: The complementary color is #759995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.