What color is #977074?

#977074 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 #977074?

The RGB value is 151, 112, 116: 151 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977074?

The complementary color is #709793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977074 color

#977074 rgb(151, 112, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #977074 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 43.9% green and 45.5% blue (151, 112, 116).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 6.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#977074 color codes

HEX	`#977074`
RGB	`rgb(151, 112, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 43.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.19, 16.04, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.19, 16.49, 13.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.709, 19.43, 19.126)`
Decimal	`9924724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977074, 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 #977074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #977074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977074; }
.text { color: #977074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 112 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977074, #978070); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #977074?: #977074 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 #977074?: The RGB value is 151, 112, 116: 151 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977074?: The complementary color is #709793, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.