What color is #976C84?

#976C84 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 #976C84?

The RGB value is 151, 108, 132: 151 red, 108 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976C84?

The complementary color is #6C977F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976C84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976C84 color

#976C84 rgb(151, 108, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #976C84 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 42.4% green and 51.8% blue (151, 108, 132).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#976C84 color codes

HEX	`#976C84`
RGB	`rgb(151, 108, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 42.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.65, 21.04, -6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.65, 21.99, 343.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.29, 18.971, 24.313)`
Decimal	`9923716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976C84, 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 #976C84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#976C84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #976C84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976c84; }
.text { color: #976c84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976c84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 108 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976c84, #976c6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #976C84?: #976C84 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 #976C84?: The RGB value is 151, 108, 132: 151 red, 108 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976C84?: The complementary color is #6C977F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976C84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.