What color is #997664?

#997664 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997664?

The RGB value is 153, 118, 100: 153 red, 118 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997664?

The complementary color is #648799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997664?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997664 color

#997664 rgb(153, 118, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997664 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 46.3% green and 39.2% blue (153, 118, 100).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 35% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#997664 color codes

HEX	`#997664`
RGB	`rgb(153, 118, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 46.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 35%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.56, 11.07, 15.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.56, 18.79, 53.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.916, 20.65, 14.886)`
Decimal	`10057316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997664, 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 #997664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #997664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997664; }
.text { color: #997664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 118 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997664, #999164); }

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Questions

What color is #997664?: #997664 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997664?: The RGB value is 153, 118, 100: 153 red, 118 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997664?: The complementary color is #648799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997664?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.