What color is #997D81?

#997D81 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997D81?

The RGB value is 153, 125, 129: 153 red, 125 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997D81?

The complementary color is #7D9995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997D81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997D81 color

#997D81 rgb(153, 125, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #997D81 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49% green and 50.6% blue (153, 125, 129).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#997D81 color codes

HEX	`#997D81`
RGB	`rgb(153, 125, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.1, 11.46, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.1, 11.62, 9.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.433, 23.025, 23.922)`
Decimal	`10059137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997D81, 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 #997D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #997D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997d81; }
.text { color: #997d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 125 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997d81, #99877d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #997D81?: #997D81 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997D81?: The RGB value is 153, 125, 129: 153 red, 125 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997D81?: The complementary color is #7D9995, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997D81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.