What color is #976E76?

#976E76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #976E76?

The RGB value is 151, 110, 118: 151 red, 110 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976E76?

The complementary color is #6E978F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976E76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976E76 color

#976E76 rgb(151, 110, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #976E76 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 43.1% green and 46.3% blue (151, 110, 118).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#976E76 color codes

HEX	`#976E76`
RGB	`rgb(151, 110, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 43.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 27%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.73, 17.52, 1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.73, 17.63, 6.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.609, 19.04, 19.673)`
Decimal	`9924214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976E76, 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 #976E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#976E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #976E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976e76; }
.text { color: #976e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 110 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976e76, #977b6e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #976E76?: #976E76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #976E76?: The RGB value is 151, 110, 118: 151 red, 110 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976E76?: The complementary color is #6E978F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976E76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.