What color is #997F5D?

#997F5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997F5D?

The RGB value is 153, 127, 93: 153 red, 127 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997F5D?

The complementary color is #5D7799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997F5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997F5D color

#997F5D rgb(153, 127, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #997F5D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49.8% green and 36.5% blue (153, 127, 93).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muesli (#9E7E53), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#997F5D color codes

HEX	`#997F5D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 127, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, 5.03, 22.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 22.8, 77.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.703, 22.742, 13.548)`
Decimal	`10059613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997F5D, 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 #997F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #997F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997f5d; }
.text { color: #997f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 127 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997f5d, #95995d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #997F5D?: #997F5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Muesli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997F5D?: The RGB value is 153, 127, 93: 153 red, 127 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997F5D?: The complementary color is #5D7799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997F5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.