What color is #974E67?

#974E67 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #974E67?

The RGB value is 151, 78, 103: 151 red, 78 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #974E67?

The complementary color is #4E977E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #974E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#974E67 color

#974E67 rgb(151, 78, 103)

Shades of pink

The hex color #974E67 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 30.6% green and 40.4% blue (151, 78, 103).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 32% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#974E67 color codes

HEX	`#974E67`
RGB	`rgb(151, 78, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 30.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 48%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 32%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.78, 33.44, -0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.78, 33.45, 359.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.936, 13.009, 14.396)`
Decimal	`9916007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #974E67, 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 #974E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#974E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	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 #974E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #974e67; }
.text { color: #974e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #974e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 78 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #974e67, #975a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #974E67?: #974E67 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #974E67?: The RGB value is 151, 78, 103: 151 red, 78 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #974E67?: The complementary color is #4E977E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #974E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.