#997c79

Color #997c79

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.99 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#997c79

RGB

rgb(153, 124, 121)

HSL

hsl(5.6, 13.6%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.6, 20.9%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19%, 20.9%, 40%)

LAB

lab(54.63, 10.71, 5.87)

LCH

lch(54.63, 12.21, 28.73)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.0365, 25.16)

HWB

hwb(5.6, 47.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#799699

Analogous

#997986

#997c79

#998c79

Triadic

#997c79

#79997c

#7c7999

Split-complementary

#997c79

#79998c

#798699

Tetradic

#997c79

#969979

#799699

#7c7999

Square

#997c79

#869979

#799699

#8c7999

Shades

Color #997c79 mixed toward black.

#826563

#68514f

#4e3d3b

#342927

#1a1414

Tints

Color #997c79 mixed toward white.

#aa928f

#bba8a6

#ccbdbc

#ddd3d2

#eee9e9

Tones

Color #997c79 mixed toward gray.

#967e7c

#94807e

#918281

#8e8584

#8c8786

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8d7a · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#8f917a · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#987a7a · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 12.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #997c79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#997c79]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#997c79 (#997c79) is rgb(153, 124, 121) in RGB.

No, #997c79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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