#997e77

Color #997e77

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.57 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#997e77

RGB

rgb(153, 126, 119)

HSL

hsl(12.4, 14.3%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.4, 22.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 22.2%, 40%)

LAB

lab(55.1, 9.25, 7.71)

LCH

lch(55.1, 12.04, 39.81)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.0352, 34.82)

HWB

hwb(12.4, 46.7%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#779299

Analogous

#997781

#997e77

#998f77

Triadic

#997e77

#77997e

#7e7799

Split-complementary

#997e77

#77998f

#778199

Tetradic

#997e77

#929977

#779299

#7e7799

Square

#997e77

#819977

#779299

#8f7799

Shades

Color #997e77 mixed toward black.

#816861

#68534e

#4e3e3a

#342a27

#1a1513

Tints

Color #997e77 mixed toward white.

#aa938e

#bba9a4

#ccbebb

#ddd4d2

#eee9e8

Tones

Color #997e77 mixed toward gray.

#96807a

#93817d

#90837f

#8e8582

#8b8685

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e79 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#909279 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#987a7a · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #997e77;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#997e77]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Tomato #ff6347

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#997e77 (#997e77) is rgb(153, 126, 119) in RGB.

No, #997e77 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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