What color is #975578?

#975578 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #975578?

The RGB value is 151, 85, 120: 151 red, 85 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #975578?

The complementary color is #559774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #975578?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#975578 color

#975578 rgb(151, 85, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #975578 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 33.3% green and 47.1% blue (151, 85, 120).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 28% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#975578 color codes

HEX	`#975578`
RGB	`rgb(151, 85, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 33.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 28%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 44%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.85, 32.12, -7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.85, 33.07, 346.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.402, 14.434, 19.53)`
Decimal	`9917816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #975578, 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 #975578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#975578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #975578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #975578; }
.text { color: #975578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #975578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 85 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #975578, #975557); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #975578?: #975578 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #975578?: The RGB value is 151, 85, 120: 151 red, 85 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #975578?: The complementary color is #559774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #975578?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.