What color is #997E80?

#997E80 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997E80?

The RGB value is 153, 126, 128: 153 red, 126 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997E80?

The complementary color is #7E9997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997E80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997E80 color

#997E80 rgb(153, 126, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #997E80 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49.4% green and 50.2% blue (153, 126, 128).

Its hue angle is 356°, 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 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#997E80 color codes

HEX	`#997E80`
RGB	`rgb(153, 126, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.33, 10.72, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.33, 11.08, 14.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.494, 23.253, 23.616)`
Decimal	`10059392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997E80, 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 #997E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #997E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997e80; }
.text { color: #997e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 126 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997e80, #998a7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #997E80?: #997E80 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997E80?: The RGB value is 153, 126, 128: 153 red, 126 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997E80?: The complementary color is #7E9997, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997E80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.