What color is #976F71?

#976F71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #976F71?

The RGB value is 151, 111, 113: 151 red, 111 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976F71?

The complementary color is #6F9795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976F71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976F71 color

#976F71 rgb(151, 111, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #976F71 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 43.5% green and 44.3% blue (151, 111, 113).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 25% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 6.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#976F71 color codes

HEX	`#976F71`
RGB	`rgb(151, 111, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 43.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 25%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.85, 16.15, 5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.85, 16.95, 17.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.428, 19.142, 18.186)`
Decimal	`9924465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976F71, 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 #976F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#976F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #976F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976f71; }
.text { color: #976f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 111 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976f71, #97816f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #976F71?: #976F71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #976F71?: The RGB value is 151, 111, 113: 151 red, 111 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976F71?: The complementary color is #6F9795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976F71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.