What color is #997B79?

#997B79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997B79?

The RGB value is 153, 123, 121: 153 red, 123 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997B79?

The complementary color is #799799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997B79 color

#997B79 rgb(153, 123, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #997B79 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 48.2% green and 47.5% blue (153, 123, 121).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#997B79 color codes

HEX	`#997B79`
RGB	`rgb(153, 123, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 48.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.36, 11.28, 5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.36, 12.55, 25.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.671, 22.32, 21.147)`
Decimal	`10058617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997B79, 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 #997B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #997B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997b79; }
.text { color: #997b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 123 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997b79, #998b79); }

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Questions

What color is #997B79?: #997B79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997B79?: The RGB value is 153, 123, 121: 153 red, 123 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997B79?: The complementary color is #799799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.