What color is #997766?

#997766 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997766?

The RGB value is 153, 119, 102: 153 red, 119 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997766?

The complementary color is #668899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997766?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997766 color

#997766 rgb(153, 119, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997766 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 46.7% green and 40% blue (153, 119, 102).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 33% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#997766 color codes

HEX	`#997766`
RGB	`rgb(153, 119, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 46.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 33%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.87, 10.76, 14.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.87, 18.01, 53.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.132, 20.926, 15.441)`
Decimal	`10057574`
Short hex	`#976`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997766, 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 #997766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #997766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997766; }
.text { color: #997766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 119 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997766, #999166); }

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Questions

What color is #997766?: #997766 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997766?: The RGB value is 153, 119, 102: 153 red, 119 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997766?: The complementary color is #668899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997766?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.