What color is #997E78?

#997E78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997E78?

The RGB value is 153, 126, 120: 153 red, 126 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997E78?

The complementary color is #789399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997E78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997E78 color

#997E78 rgb(153, 126, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #997E78 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49.4% green and 47.1% blue (153, 126, 120).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#997E78 color codes

HEX	`#997E78`
RGB	`rgb(153, 126, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.12, 9.4, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.12, 11.82, 37.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.988, 23.051, 20.951)`
Decimal	`10059384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997E78, 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 #997E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #997E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997e78; }
.text { color: #997e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 126 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997e78, #998f78); }

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Questions

What color is #997E78?: #997E78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997E78?: The RGB value is 153, 126, 120: 153 red, 126 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997E78?: The complementary color is #789399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997E78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.