What color is #997D6A?

#997D6A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997D6A?

The RGB value is 153, 125, 106: 153 red, 125 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997D6A?

The complementary color is #6A8699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997D6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997D6A color

#997D6A rgb(153, 125, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997D6A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49% green and 41.6% blue (153, 125, 106).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#997D6A color codes

HEX	`#997D6A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 125, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.53, 7.88, 14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.53, 16.44, 61.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.072, 22.481, 16.757)`
Decimal	`10059114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997D6A, 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 #997D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #997D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997d6a; }
.text { color: #997d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 125 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997d6a, #99946a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #997D6A?: #997D6A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997D6A?: The RGB value is 153, 125, 106: 153 red, 125 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997D6A?: The complementary color is #6A8699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997D6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.