What color is #997641?

#997641 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997641?

The RGB value is 153, 118, 65: 153 red, 118 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997641?

The complementary color is #416499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997641?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997641 color

#997641 rgb(153, 118, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997641 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 46.3% green and 25.5% blue (153, 118, 65).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 40% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 58% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pyramid (#9F7D4F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#997641 color codes

HEX	`#997641`
RGB	`rgb(153, 118, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 46.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 40%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 58%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 58%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.96, 7.25, 34.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.96, 34.88, 78.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.57, 20.112, 7.799)`
Decimal	`10057281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997641, 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 #997641	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997641 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #997641 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997641; }
.text { color: #997641; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997641; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 118 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997641, #909941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #997641?: #997641 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997641?: The RGB value is 153, 118, 65: 153 red, 118 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997641?: The complementary color is #416499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997641?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.