What color is #97688B?

#97688B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97688B?

The RGB value is 151, 104, 139: 151 red, 104 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97688B?

The complementary color is #689774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97688B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97688B color

#97688B rgb(151, 104, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #97688B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 40.8% green and 54.5% blue (151, 104, 139).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 8% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#97688B color codes

HEX	`#97688B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 104, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 40.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 31%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 8%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.91, 24.62, -11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.91, 27.24, 334.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.373, 18.345, 26.784)`
Decimal	`9922699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97688B, 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 #97688B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97688B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #97688B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97688b; }
.text { color: #97688b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97688b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 104 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97688b, #976874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #97688B?: #97688B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97688B?: The RGB value is 151, 104, 139: 151 red, 104 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97688B?: The complementary color is #689774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97688B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.