Information about #997E7E color
Basic facts about this digital color
#997E7E is a softly toned warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Opium (#987E7E). Slightly further away sit Dry Creek (#9A7F7C) and Cinereous (#98817B).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(153, 126, 126)), which gives #997E7E its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #997E7E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#997E7E color variations
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#997E7E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#997E7E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#997E7E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#997E7E color hues
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#997E7E 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 #997E7E color
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Nearest named colors to #997E7E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#987E7E
#9A7F7C
#98817B
#98777B
#97777B
#92827F
#97867C
#998682
#9A8678
#A3807B
#987D73
#948575
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#997E7E
- RGB153, 126, 126
- CMYK0, 11, 11, 40
- CSSrgb(153, 126, 126)
- HSL0°, 12%, 55%
- HSL Precise0°, 11.688%, 54.706%
- HSV0°, 18%, 60%
- HSB0°, 18%, 60%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
- GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.494, 0.494)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.494, 0.494, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.494, 0.494)
- Percentage of Red in RGB60%
- Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID997E7E
- DECIMAL ID10059390
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
