What color is #976B91?

#976B91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #976B91?

The RGB value is 151, 107, 145: 151 red, 107 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976B91?

The complementary color is #6B9771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976B91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976B91 color

#976B91 rgb(151, 107, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #976B91 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 42% green and 56.9% blue (151, 107, 145).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 4% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#976B91 color codes

HEX	`#976B91`
RGB	`rgb(151, 107, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 42%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 4%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.85, 24.02, -13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.85, 27.7, 330.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.131, 19.14, 29.259)`
Decimal	`9923473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976B91, 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 #976B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#976B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #976B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976b91; }
.text { color: #976b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 107 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976b91, #976b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #976B91?: #976B91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #976B91?: The RGB value is 151, 107, 145: 151 red, 107 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976B91?: The complementary color is #6B9771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976B91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.