What color is #997C70?

#997C70 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997C70?

The RGB value is 153, 124, 112: 153 red, 124 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997C70?

The complementary color is #708D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997C70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997C70 color

#997C70 rgb(153, 124, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997C70 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 48.6% green and 43.9% blue (153, 124, 112).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#997C70 color codes

HEX	`#997C70`
RGB	`rgb(153, 124, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 48.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.41, 9.32, 10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.41, 14.25, 49.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.269, 22.358, 18.416)`
Decimal	`10058864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997C70, 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 #997C70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997C70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #997C70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997c70; }
.text { color: #997c70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997c70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 124 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997c70, #999170); }

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Questions

What color is #997C70?: #997C70 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997C70?: The RGB value is 153, 124, 112: 153 red, 124 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997C70?: The complementary color is #708D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997C70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.