#997b77

Color #997b77

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.09 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#997b77

RGB

rgb(153, 123, 119)

HSL

hsl(7.1, 14.3%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.1, 22.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 22.2%, 40%)

LAB

lab(54.31, 10.97, 6.59)

LCH

lch(54.31, 12.8, 30.99)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0381, 27.04)

HWB

hwb(7.1, 46.7%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#779599

Analogous

#997784

#997b77

#998c77

Triadic

#997b77

#77997b

#7b7799

Split-complementary

#997b77

#77998c

#778499

Tetradic

#997b77

#959977

#779599

#7b7799

Square

#997b77

#849977

#779599

#8c7799

Shades

Color #997b77 mixed toward black.

#816561

#68514e

#4e3d3a

#342827

#1a1413

Tints

Color #997b77 mixed toward white.

#aa918e

#bba7a4

#ccbdbb

#ddd3d2

#eee9e8

Tones

Color #997b77 mixed toward gray.

#967d7a

#937f7d

#90817f

#8e8482

#8b8685

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

#8d8d78 · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#8f9178 · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#987979 · ΔE 2

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: #997b77;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#997b77]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#997b77 (#997b77) is rgb(153, 123, 119) in RGB.

No, #997b77 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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