#997A7D#997A7D
#997A7D is a mid, muted red. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.039 H 11.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #997A7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(153, 122, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 13%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 20%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 18.3%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.21, 12.51, 2.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.21, 12.85, 13.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61% 0.038 0.0079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.039 11.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7981, 22.1729, 22.4243) |
| Luminance | 0.2217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish Grey
#997570
ΔE00 4.20
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 8.31
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 8.62
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 9.26
Purple Grey
#866F85
ΔE00 9.33
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 9.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#997A7D #7A9996
analogous
#997A8D #997A7D #99877A
triadic
#997A7D #7D997A #7A7D99
tetradic
#997A7D #8D997A #7A9996 #877A99
square
#997A7D #8D997A #7A9996 #877A99
split-complementary
#997A7D #7A9987 #7A8D99
monochromatic
#564244 #795D60 #997A7D #B49D9F #CEBFC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.86
#997A7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.43
#997A7D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #997A7D
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##997A7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##997A7D | 1.00 | 3.86 | 5.43 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7E7D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86847C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9F787B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #997a7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 122, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.039 11.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b7a0a2',
500: '#997a7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #997a7d; $custom-light: #b7a0a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#997a7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 153,
"g": 122,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.194,
"s": 13.191,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61002,
"c": 0.03881,
"h": 11.7
},
"luminance": 0.22172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#997A7D
secondary
#B1BEBD
accent
#B6AF72
background
#FBF9F9
surface
#F6F2F2
border
#D0CCCC
text
#110E0F
muted
#807E7E