What color is #976D80?

#976D80 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 #976D80?

The RGB value is 151, 109, 128: 151 red, 109 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976D80?

The complementary color is #6D9784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976D80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976D80 color

#976D80 rgb(151, 109, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #976D80 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 42.7% green and 50.2% blue (151, 109, 128).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#976D80 color codes

HEX	`#976D80`
RGB	`rgb(151, 109, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 42.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, 19.76, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 20.13, 348.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.127, 19.076, 22.934)`
Decimal	`9923968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976D80, 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 #976D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#976D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #976D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976d80; }
.text { color: #976d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 109 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976d80, #976f6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #976D80?: #976D80 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 #976D80?: The RGB value is 151, 109, 128: 151 red, 109 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976D80?: The complementary color is #6D9784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976D80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.