#997b76

Color #997b76

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.21 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#997b76

RGB

rgb(153, 123, 118)

HSL

hsl(8.6, 14.6%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.6, 22.9%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 22.9%, 40%)

LAB

lab(54.29, 10.81, 7.13)

LCH

lch(54.29, 12.95, 33.41)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0383, 29.24)

HWB

hwb(8.6, 46.3%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#769499

Analogous

#997682

#997b76

#998c76

Triadic

#997b76

#76997b

#7b7699

Split-complementary

#997b76

#76998c

#768299

Tetradic

#997b76

#949976

#769499

#7b7699

Square

#997b76

#829976

#769499

#8c7699

Shades

Color #997b76 mixed toward black.

#816560

#67514d

#4e3d3a

#342827

#1a1413

Tints

Color #997b76 mixed toward white.

#aa918d

#bba7a4

#ccbdba

#ddd3d1

#eee9e8

Tones

Color #997b76 mixed toward gray.

#967d79

#937f7c

#90817f

#8d8382

#8a8584

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d77 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#8f9178 · ΔE 21.4

Tritanopia

#987878 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 12.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #997b76;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#997b76]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#997b76 (#997b76) is rgb(153, 123, 118) in RGB.

No, #997b76 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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