What color is #976F79?

#976F79 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 #976F79?

The RGB value is 151, 111, 121: 151 red, 111 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #976F79?

The complementary color is #6F978D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #976F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#976F79 color

#976F79 rgb(151, 111, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #976F79 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 43.5% green and 47.5% blue (151, 111, 121).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#976F79 color codes

HEX	`#976F79`
RGB	`rgb(151, 111, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 43.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, 17.42, 0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 17.44, 2.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.898, 19.33, 20.663)`
Decimal	`9924473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #976F79, 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 #976F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#976F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #976F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #976f79; }
.text { color: #976f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #976f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 111 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #976f79, #97796f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #976F79?: #976F79 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 #976F79?: The RGB value is 151, 111, 121: 151 red, 111 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #976F79?: The complementary color is #6F978D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #976F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.