What color is #97707B?

#97707B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97707B?

The RGB value is 151, 112, 123: 151 red, 112 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97707B?

The complementary color is #70978C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97707B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97707B color

#97707B rgb(151, 112, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #97707B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 43.9% green and 48.2% blue (151, 112, 123).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#97707B color codes

HEX	`#97707B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 112, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 43.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.38, 17.17, -0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.38, 17.17, 359.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.132, 19.599, 21.352)`
Decimal	`9924731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97707B, 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 #97707B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97707B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #97707B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97707b; }
.text { color: #97707b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97707b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 112 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97707b, #977970); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #97707B?: #97707B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97707B?: The RGB value is 151, 112, 123: 151 red, 112 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97707B?: The complementary color is #70978C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97707B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.