What color is #997B4F?

#997B4F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997B4F?

The RGB value is 153, 123, 79: 153 red, 123 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997B4F?

The complementary color is #4F6D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997B4F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997B4F color

#997B4F rgb(153, 123, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997B4F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 48.2% green and 31% blue (153, 123, 79).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 48% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muesli (#9E7E53), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#997B4F color codes

HEX	`#997B4F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 123, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 48.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 48%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 48%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, 5.72, 28.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 28.95, 78.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.632, 21.504, 10.407)`
Decimal	`10058575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997B4F, 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 #997B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #997B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997b4f; }
.text { color: #997b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 123 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997b4f, #92994f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #997B4F?: #997B4F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997B4F?: The RGB value is 153, 123, 79: 153 red, 123 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997B4F?: The complementary color is #4F6D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997B4F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.