What color is #97717F?

#97717F 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 #97717F?

The RGB value is 151, 113, 127: 151 red, 113 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97717F?

The complementary color is #719789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97717F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97717F color

#97717F rgb(151, 113, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #97717F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 44.3% green and 49.8% blue (151, 113, 127).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#97717F color codes

HEX	`#97717F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 113, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 44.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.75, 17.27, -1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.75, 17.37, 353.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.498, 19.923, 22.735)`
Decimal	`9924991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97717F, 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 #97717F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97717F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #97717F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97717f; }
.text { color: #97717f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97717f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 113 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97717f, #977671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #97717F?: #97717F 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 #97717F?: The RGB value is 151, 113, 127: 151 red, 113 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97717F?: The complementary color is #719789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97717F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.