What color is #997D73?

#997D73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997D73?

The RGB value is 153, 125, 115: 153 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997D73?

The complementary color is #738F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997D73?

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.

#997D73 color

#997D73 rgb(153, 125, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997D73 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49% green and 45.1% blue (153, 125, 115).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#997D73 color codes

HEX	`#997D73`
RGB	`rgb(153, 125, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.74, 9.2, 9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.74, 13.23, 45.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.565, 22.678, 19.352)`
Decimal	`10059123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997D73, 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 #997D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997D73 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 #997D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997d73; }
.text { color: #997d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 125 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997d73, #999073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #997D73?: #997D73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997D73?: The RGB value is 153, 125, 115: 153 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997D73?: The complementary color is #738F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997D73?: 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.