What color is #976973?

#976973 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #976973?

The RGB value is 151, 105, 115: 151 red, 105 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976973?

The complementary color is #69978D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976973?

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

#976973 color

#976973 rgb(151, 105, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #976973 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 41.2% green and 45.1% blue (151, 105, 115).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 24% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#976973 color codes

HEX	`#976973`
RGB	`rgb(151, 105, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 41.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 24%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.4, 19.93, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.4, 20.02, 5.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.909, 17.921, 18.574)`
Decimal	`9922931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976973, 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 #976973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#976973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #976973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976973; }
.text { color: #976973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 105 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976973, #977669); }

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Questions

What color is #976973?: #976973 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #976973?: The RGB value is 151, 105, 115: 151 red, 105 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976973?: The complementary color is #69978D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.