What color is #976C92?

#976C92 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #976C92?

The RGB value is 151, 108, 146: 151 red, 108 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976C92?

The complementary color is #6C9771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976C92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976C92 color

#976C92 rgb(151, 108, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #976C92 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 42.4% green and 57.3% blue (151, 108, 146).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#976C92 color codes

HEX	`#976C92`
RGB	`rgb(151, 108, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 42.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, 23.63, -13.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 27.45, 329.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.313, 19.381, 29.701)`
Decimal	`9923730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976C92, 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 #976C92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#976C92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #976C92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976c92; }
.text { color: #976c92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976c92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 108 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976c92, #976c7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #976C92?: #976C92 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #976C92?: The RGB value is 151, 108, 146: 151 red, 108 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976C92?: The complementary color is #6C9771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976C92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.