Information about Reddish Grey color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly toned earthy red, #997570 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quarter Lumberjack (#96706B). Slightly further away sit Hemp (#987D73) and Burnished Brown (#A17A74).
In RGB terms — rgb(153, 117, 112) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. The name "Reddish Grey" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Reddish Grey color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Reddish Grey color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Reddish Grey color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Reddish Grey color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Reddish Grey color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Reddish Grey 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 Reddish Grey color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Reddish Grey
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#96706B
#987D73
#A17A74
#9A7565
#8E7471
#98777B
#97777B
#8F7B70
#9C7D67
#93806C
#8E7C6E
#9F8170
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#997570
- RGB153, 117, 112
- CMYK0, 14, 16, 40
- CSSrgb(153, 117, 112)
- HSL7°, 17%, 52%
- HSL Precise7.317°, 16.735%, 51.961%
- HSV7°, 27%, 60%
- HSB7°, 27%, 60%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.459
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
- GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.459, 0.439)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.459, 0.439, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.459, 0.439)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60%
- Percentage of Green in RGB45.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID997570
- DECIMAL ID10057072
- Name Length12
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- Counting from2025-01-01
