What color is #976C7C?

#976C7C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #976C7C?

The RGB value is 151, 108, 124: 151 red, 108 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976C7C?

The complementary color is #6C9787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976C7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976C7C color

#976C7C rgb(151, 108, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #976C7C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 42.4% green and 48.6% blue (151, 108, 124).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 18% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#976C7C color codes

HEX	`#976C7C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 108, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 42.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 18%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.41, 19.66, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.41, 19.76, 354.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.763, 18.761, 21.54)`
Decimal	`9923708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976C7C, 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 #976C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#976C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #976C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976c7c; }
.text { color: #976c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 108 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976c7c, #97726c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #976C7C?: #976C7C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #976C7C?: The RGB value is 151, 108, 124: 151 red, 108 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976C7C?: The complementary color is #6C9787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976C7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.