What color is #997C69?

#997C69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997C69?

The RGB value is 153, 124, 105: 153 red, 124 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997C69?

The complementary color is #698699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997C69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997C69 color

#997C69 rgb(153, 124, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997C69 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 48.6% green and 41.2% blue (153, 124, 105).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#997C69 color codes

HEX	`#997C69`
RGB	`rgb(153, 124, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 48.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.25, 8.31, 14.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.25, 16.81, 60.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.895, 22.209, 16.443)`
Decimal	`10058857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997C69, 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 #997C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #997C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997c69; }
.text { color: #997c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 124 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997c69, #999469); }

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Questions

What color is #997C69?: #997C69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997C69?: The RGB value is 153, 124, 105: 153 red, 124 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997C69?: The complementary color is #698699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997C69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.