What color is #975D70?

#975D70 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #975D70?

The RGB value is 151, 93, 112: 151 red, 93 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #975D70?

The complementary color is #5D9784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #975D70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#975D70 color

#975D70 rgb(151, 93, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #975D70 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 36.5% green and 43.9% blue (151, 93, 112).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 26% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#975D70 color codes

HEX	`#975D70`
RGB	`rgb(151, 93, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 36.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 38%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 26%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.42, 26.37, -0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.42, 26.38, 358.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.602, 15.579, 17.301)`
Decimal	`9919856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #975D70, 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 #975D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#975D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #975D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #975d70; }
.text { color: #975d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #975d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 93 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #975d70, #97675d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #975D70?: #975D70 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #975D70?: The RGB value is 151, 93, 112: 151 red, 93 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #975D70?: The complementary color is #5D9784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #975D70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.