#997d6b

Color #997d6b

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.69 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#997d6b

RGB

rgb(153, 125, 107)

HSL

hsl(23.5, 18.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.5, 30.1%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.3%, 30.1%, 40%)

LAB

lab(54.56, 8.02, 13.89)

LCH

lch(54.56, 16.04, 60)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.0437, 54.49)

HWB

hwb(23.5, 42%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b8799

Analogous

#996b70

#997d6b

#99946b

Triadic

#997d6b

#6b997d

#7d6b99

Split-complementary

#997d6b

#6b9994

#6b7099

Tetradic

#997d6b

#87996b

#6b8799

#7d6b99

Square

#997d6b

#70996b

#6b8799

#946b99

Shades

Color #997d6b mixed toward black.

#806858

#675347

#4d3e35

#332a23

#1a1512

Tints

Color #997d6b mixed toward white.

#aa9384

#bba89c

#ccbeb5

#ddd4ce

#eee9e6

Tones

Color #997d6b mixed toward gray.

#957e6f

#917f73

#8e8077

#8a807a

#86817e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8d70 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#8f9171 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#987374 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 13

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #997d6b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#997d6b]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Sienna #a0522d

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Frequently asked questions

#997d6b (#997d6b) is rgb(153, 125, 107) in RGB.

No, #997d6b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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