What color is #997A63?

#997A63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997A63?

The RGB value is 153, 122, 99: 153 red, 122 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997A63?

The complementary color is #638299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997A63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997A63 color

#997A63 rgb(153, 122, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997A63 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 47.8% green and 38.8% blue (153, 122, 99).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 35% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#997A63 color codes

HEX	`#997A63`
RGB	`rgb(153, 122, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 47.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 35%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.59, 8.64, 17.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.59, 19.22, 63.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.349, 21.593, 14.793)`
Decimal	`10058339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997A63, 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 #997A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #997A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997a63; }
.text { color: #997a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 122 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997a63, #999563); }

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Questions

What color is #997A63?: #997A63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997A63?: The RGB value is 153, 122, 99: 153 red, 122 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997A63?: The complementary color is #638299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997A63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.