What color is #977280?

#977280 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 #977280?

The RGB value is 151, 114, 128: 151 red, 114 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977280?

The complementary color is #729789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977280 color

#977280 rgb(151, 114, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #977280 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 44.7% green and 50.2% blue (151, 114, 128).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#977280 color codes

HEX	`#977280`
RGB	`rgb(151, 114, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 44.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.03, 16.86, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.03, 16.98, 353.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.676, 20.173, 23.117)`
Decimal	`9925248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977280, 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 #977280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #977280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977280; }
.text { color: #977280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 114 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977280, #977772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #977280?: #977280 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 #977280?: The RGB value is 151, 114, 128: 151 red, 114 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977280?: The complementary color is #729789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.