What color is #976572?

#976572 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #976572?

The RGB value is 151, 101, 114: 151 red, 101 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976572?

The complementary color is #65978A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976572?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976572 color

#976572 rgb(151, 101, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #976572 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 39.6% green and 44.7% blue (151, 101, 114).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 25% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#976572 color codes

HEX	`#976572`
RGB	`rgb(151, 101, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 39.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 25%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, 22.09, 0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 22.11, 2.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.454, 17.103, 18.14)`
Decimal	`9921906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976572, 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 #976572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#976572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #976572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976572; }
.text { color: #976572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 101 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976572, #977165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #976572?: #976572 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #976572?: The RGB value is 151, 101, 114: 151 red, 101 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976572?: The complementary color is #65978A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976572?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.