What color is #997975?

#997975 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997975?

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

What is the complementary color of #997975?

The complementary color is #759599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997975?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997975 color

#997975 rgb(153, 121, 117)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997975 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 7°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#997975 color codes

HEX	`#997975`
RGB	`rgb(153, 121, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 47.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.74, 11.8, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.74, 13.69, 30.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.185, 21.732, 19.8)`
Decimal	`10058101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997975, 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 #997975	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997975 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #997975 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997975; }
.text { color: #997975; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997975; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 121 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997975, #998b75); }

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Questions

What color is #997975?: #997975 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997975?: The RGB value is 153, 121, 117: 153 red, 121 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997975?: The complementary color is #759599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997975?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.