What color is #977076?

#977076 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 #977076?

The RGB value is 151, 112, 118: 151 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977076?

The complementary color is #709791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977076?

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.

#977076 color

#977076 rgb(151, 112, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #977076 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 43.9% green and 46.3% blue (151, 112, 118).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

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

#977076 color codes

HEX	`#977076`
RGB	`rgb(151, 112, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 43.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.24, 16.36, 2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.24, 16.58, 9.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.827, 19.477, 19.746)`
Decimal	`9924726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977076, 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 #977076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977076 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 #977076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977076; }
.text { color: #977076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 112 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977076, #977e70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #977076?: #977076 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 #977076?: The RGB value is 151, 112, 118: 151 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977076?: The complementary color is #709791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977076?: 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.