What color is #976A89?

#976A89 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 #976A89?

The RGB value is 151, 106, 137: 151 red, 106 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976A89?

The complementary color is #6A9778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976A89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976A89 color

#976A89 rgb(151, 106, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #976A89 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 41.6% green and 53.7% blue (151, 106, 137).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 9% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#976A89 color codes

HEX	`#976A89`
RGB	`rgb(151, 106, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 41.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 9%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.33, 23.09, -9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.33, 25.11, 336.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.432, 18.694, 26.089)`
Decimal	`9923209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976A89, 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 #976A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#976A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #976A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976a89; }
.text { color: #976a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 106 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976a89, #976a72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #976A89?: #976A89 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 #976A89?: The RGB value is 151, 106, 137: 151 red, 106 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976A89?: The complementary color is #6A9778, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976A89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.