Information about #977F78 color

#977F78 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #977F78 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(151, 127, 120) — 59.2% red, 49.8% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 12 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#977F78 presents itself as a calm, restrained earthy red — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cinereous (#98817B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dry Creek (#9A7F7C) and Hemp (#987D73).

In RGB terms — rgb(151, 127, 120) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #977F78 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#977F78 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#977F78 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#977F78 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#977F78 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#977F78 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#977F78 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#788097
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#78978E
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#8F9778
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#788F97
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#7F7897
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#788F97
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Nearest named colors to #977F78

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cinereous color link
Cinereous

#98817B

Dry Creek color link
Dry Creek

#9A7F7C

Hemp color link
Hemp

#987D73

Opium color link
Opium

#987E7E

Jetsam Brown color link
Jetsam Brown

#948575

Almond Frost color link
Almond Frost

#9A8678

Silver Grey color link
Silver Grey

#97867C

Bona Fide color link
Bona Fide

#97777B

Bazaar color link
Bazaar

#98777B

Tom color link
Tom

#92827F

Stonewall color link
Stonewall

#928573

Ironhide color link
Ironhide

#8F8476

#977F78 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#977F78
  • RGB151, 127, 120
  • CMYK0, 9, 12, 41
  • CSSrgb(151, 127, 120)
  • HSL14°, 13%, 53%
  • HSL Precise13.548°, 12.971%, 53.137%
  • HSV14°, 21%, 59%
  • HSB14°, 21%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.592, 0.498, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.592, 0.498, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.592, 0.498, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID977F78
  • DECIMAL ID9928568
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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