The hex color #978172 is a light color. The web-safe version is Hex
#999966. A complementary color is
#687E8D. The grayscale version is
#838383. A 20% lighter version of the original color is
#CAB4A5, and Hex
#644E3F is the 20% darker color. If the color is saturated by 10%, you get
#998170. If the color is desaturated by 10%, the color
#958174 is obtained.