What color is #97687A?

#97687A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97687A?

The RGB value is 151, 104, 122: 151 red, 104 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97687A?

The complementary color is #689785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97687A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97687A color

#97687A rgb(151, 104, 122)

Shades of pink

The hex color #97687A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 40.8% green and 47.8% blue (151, 104, 122).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#97687A color codes

HEX	`#97687A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 104, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 40.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, 21.64, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 21.77, 353.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.226, 17.886, 20.743)`
Decimal	`9922682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97687A, 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 #97687A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#97687A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #97687A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97687a; }
.text { color: #97687a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97687a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 104 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97687a, #976e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #97687A?: #97687A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97687A?: The RGB value is 151, 104, 122: 151 red, 104 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97687A?: The complementary color is #689785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97687A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.