What color is #976985?

#976985 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 #976985?

The RGB value is 151, 105, 133: 151 red, 105 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976985?

The complementary color is #69977B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976985 color

#976985 rgb(151, 105, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #976985 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 41.2% green and 52.2% blue (151, 105, 133).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 12% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#976985 color codes

HEX	`#976985`
RGB	`rgb(151, 105, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 41.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 12%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, 22.95, -8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 24.32, 340.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.048, 18.377, 24.572)`
Decimal	`9922949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976985, 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 #976985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#976985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #976985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976985; }
.text { color: #976985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 105 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976985, #97696e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #976985?: #976985 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 #976985?: The RGB value is 151, 105, 133: 151 red, 105 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976985?: The complementary color is #69977B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.