What color is #997F77?

#997F77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997F77?

The RGB value is 153, 127, 119: 153 red, 127 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997F77?

The complementary color is #779199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997F77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997F77 color

#997F77 rgb(153, 127, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #997F77 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49.8% green and 46.7% blue (153, 127, 119).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#997F77 color codes

HEX	`#997F77`
RGB	`rgb(153, 127, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.36, 8.67, 8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.36, 11.86, 42.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.056, 23.284, 20.676)`
Decimal	`10059639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997F77, 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 #997F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #997F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997f77; }
.text { color: #997f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 127 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997f77, #999077); }

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Questions

What color is #997F77?: #997F77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997F77?: The RGB value is 153, 127, 119: 153 red, 127 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997F77?: The complementary color is #779199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997F77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.