What color is #997C7E?

#997C7E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997C7E?

The RGB value is 153, 124, 126: 153 red, 124 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997C7E?

The complementary color is #7C9997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997C7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997C7E color

#997C7E rgb(153, 124, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #997C7E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 48.6% green and 49.4% blue (153, 124, 126).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#997C7E color codes

HEX	`#997C7E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 124, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 48.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.76, 11.53, 3.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.76, 11.95, 15.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.11, 22.695, 22.845)`
Decimal	`10058878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997C7E, 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 #997C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #997C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997c7e; }
.text { color: #997c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 124 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997c7e, #99887c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #997C7E?: #997C7E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997C7E?: The RGB value is 153, 124, 126: 153 red, 124 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997C7E?: The complementary color is #7C9997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997C7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.