What color is #974F73?

#974F73 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #974F73?

The RGB value is 151, 79, 115: 151 red, 79 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #974F73?

The complementary color is #4F9773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #974F73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#974F73 color

#974F73 rgb(151, 79, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #974F73 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 31% green and 45.1% blue (151, 79, 115).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 31% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 24% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Our Little Secret (#A84B7A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#974F73 color codes

HEX	`#974F73`
RGB	`rgb(151, 79, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 31%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 31%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 48%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 24%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.38, 34.64, -7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.38, 35.34, 348.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.653, 13.411, 17.822)`
Decimal	`9916275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #974F73, 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 #974F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#974F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #974F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #974f73; }
.text { color: #974f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #974f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 79 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #974f73, #974f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #974F73?: #974F73 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Our Little Secret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #974F73?: The RGB value is 151, 79, 115: 151 red, 79 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #974F73?: The complementary color is #4F9773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #974F73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.