What color is #997F53?

#997F53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997F53?

The RGB value is 153, 127, 83: 153 red, 127 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997F53?

The complementary color is #536D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997F53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997F53 color

#997F53 rgb(153, 127, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997F53 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49.8% green and 32.5% blue (153, 127, 83).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 30% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 46% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muesli (#9E7E53), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#997F53 color codes

HEX	`#997F53`
RGB	`rgb(153, 127, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 30%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 46%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 46%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.63, 3.88, 27.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.63, 27.88, 82.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.288, 22.577, 11.366)`
Decimal	`10059603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997F53, 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 #997F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #997F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997f53; }
.text { color: #997f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 127 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997f53, #909953); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #997F53?: #997F53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997F53?: The RGB value is 153, 127, 83: 153 red, 127 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997F53?: The complementary color is #536D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997F53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.