What color is #97707E?

#97707E 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 #97707E?

The RGB value is 151, 112, 126: 151 red, 112 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97707E?

The complementary color is #709789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97707E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97707E color

#97707E rgb(151, 112, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #97707E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 43.9% green and 49.4% blue (151, 112, 126).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 17% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#97707E color codes

HEX	`#97707E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 112, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 43.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.47, 17.68, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.47, 17.76, 354.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.323, 19.675, 22.356)`
Decimal	`9924734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97707E, 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 #97707E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97707E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #97707E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97707e; }
.text { color: #97707e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97707e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 112 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97707e, #977570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #97707E?: #97707E 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 #97707E?: The RGB value is 151, 112, 126: 151 red, 112 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97707E?: The complementary color is #709789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97707E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.