What color is #997D38?

#997D38 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997D38?

The RGB value is 153, 125, 56: 153 red, 125 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997D38?

The complementary color is #385499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997D38?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997D38 color

#997D38 rgb(153, 125, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997D38 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49% green and 22% blue (153, 125, 56).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 46% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 63% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fernweh (#977B2F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#997D38 color codes

HEX	`#997D38`
RGB	`rgb(153, 125, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 46%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 63%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 63%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.74, 2.57, 40.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.74, 40.89, 86.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.185, 21.726, 6.818)`
Decimal	`10059064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997D38, 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 #997D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #997D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997d38; }
.text { color: #997d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 125 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997d38, #849938); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #997D38?: #997D38 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997D38?: The RGB value is 153, 125, 56: 153 red, 125 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997D38?: The complementary color is #385499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997D38?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.