What color is #976D8F?

#976D8F 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 #976D8F?

The RGB value is 151, 109, 143: 151 red, 109 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976D8F?

The complementary color is #6D9775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976D8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976D8F color

#976D8F rgb(151, 109, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #976D8F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 42.7% green and 56.1% blue (151, 109, 143).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#976D8F color codes

HEX	`#976D8F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 109, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 42.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.27, 22.48, -11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.27, 25.48, 331.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.189, 19.501, 28.524)`
Decimal	`9923983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976D8F, 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 #976D8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#976D8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #976D8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976d8f; }
.text { color: #976d8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976d8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 109 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976d8f, #976d7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #976D8F?: #976D8F 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 #976D8F?: The RGB value is 151, 109, 143: 151 red, 109 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976D8F?: The complementary color is #6D9775, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976D8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.