What color is #917787?

#917787 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917787?

The RGB value is 145, 119, 135: 145 red, 119 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917787?

The complementary color is #779181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917787 color

#917787 rgb(145, 119, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #917787 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 46.7% green and 52.9% blue (145, 119, 135).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#917787 color codes

HEX	`#917787`
RGB	`rgb(145, 119, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 46.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 18%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.91, 12.95, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.91, 13.85, 339.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.647, 20.963, 25.77)`
Decimal	`9533319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917787, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #917787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #917787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917787; }
.text { color: #917787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 119 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917787, #91777a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #917787?: #917787 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917787?: The RGB value is 145, 119, 135: 145 red, 119 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917787?: The complementary color is #779181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.