What color is #97729A?

#97729A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97729A?

The RGB value is 151, 114, 154: 151 red, 114 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97729A?

The complementary color is #759A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97729A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97729A color

#97729A rgb(151, 114, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #97729A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 44.7% green and 60.4% blue (151, 114, 154).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Drama Queen (#A37298), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#97729A color codes

HEX	`#97729A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 114, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 44.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 26%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.89, 21.74, -15.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.89, 26.99, 323.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.612, 20.948, 33.312)`
Decimal	`9925274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97729A, 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 #97729A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97729A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #97729A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97729a; }
.text { color: #97729a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97729a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 114 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97729a, #9a7289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #97729A?: #97729A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Drama Queen. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97729A?: The RGB value is 151, 114, 154: 151 red, 114 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97729A?: The complementary color is #759A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97729A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.