Information about #997F7A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #997F7A reads as a gently muted red and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dry Creek (#9A7F7C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cinereous (#98817B) and Opium (#987E7E).
In RGB terms — rgb(153, 127, 122) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #997F7A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.7:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #997F7A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#997F7A color variations
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#997F7A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#997F7A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#997F7A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#997F7A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#997F7A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #997F7A color
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Nearest named colors to #997F7A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9A7F7C
#98817B
#987E7E
#987D73
#9A8678
#97867C
#98777B
#97777B
#92827F
#948575
#A3807B
#998682
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#997F7A
- RGB153, 127, 122
- CMYK0, 10, 12, 40
- CSSrgb(153, 127, 122)
- HSL10°, 13%, 54%
- HSL Precise9.677°, 13.191%, 53.922%
- HSV10°, 20%, 60%
- HSB10°, 20%, 60%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
- GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.498, 0.478)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.498, 0.478, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.498, 0.478)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID997F7A
- DECIMAL ID10059642
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers330 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
