What color is #97678D?

#97678D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97678D?

The RGB value is 151, 103, 141: 151 red, 103 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97678D?

The complementary color is #679771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97678D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97678D color

#97678D rgb(151, 103, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #97678D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 40.4% green and 55.3% blue (151, 103, 141).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#97678D color codes

HEX	`#97678D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 103, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 40.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.74, 25.56, -13.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.74, 28.73, 332.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.42, 18.204, 27.527)`
Decimal	`9922445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97678D, 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 #97678D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#97678D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	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 #97678D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97678d; }
.text { color: #97678d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97678d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 103 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97678d, #976775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #97678D?: #97678D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97678D?: The RGB value is 151, 103, 141: 151 red, 103 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97678D?: The complementary color is #679771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97678D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.