Rosy brown

#997d7d

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for rosy brown, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Rosy brown, a muted red sitting at 0 degrees on the wheel. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #997d7d, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#997d7d

RGB153, 125, 125

HSL0, 12%, 55%

HSV0, 18%, 60%

CMYK0%, 18%, 18%, 40%

Lab54.99, 10.79, 4.06

XYZ24.17, 22.92, 22.55

Decimal10059133

Web safe#996666

Pantone437 C

Shades of rosy brown

#8e6f6f #806464 #725a5a #644f4f #564444 #493939 #3b2e2e #2d2323 #1f1818 #110d0d

Tints of rosy brown

#a28989 #ac9595 #b5a1a1 #bfadad #c8b9b9 #d1c5c5 #dbd1d1 #e4dddd #eee9e9 #f7f5f5

Colors that go with rosy brown

Complementary#7d9999 Analogous#997d8b Analogous#998b7d Triadic#7d997d Triadic#7d7d99 Split complementary#7d998b Split complementary#7d8b99

Rosy brown in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 0, 18, 18, 40.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #997d7d on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 18 18 40

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 21 21 46

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Rosy brown in css

Copy #997d7d straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #997d7d; }
.text { color: #997d7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997d7d; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #997d7d against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #997d7d against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Rosy brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #997d7d sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around rosy brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn rosy brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #997d7d and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from rosy brown, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #997d7d is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.