What color is #977386?

#977386 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977386?

The RGB value is 151, 115, 134: 151 red, 115 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977386?

The complementary color is #739784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977386 color

#977386 rgb(151, 115, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #977386 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 45.1% green and 52.5% blue (151, 115, 134).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#977386 color codes

HEX	`#977386`
RGB	`rgb(151, 115, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 45.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.47, 17.34, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.47, 18.02, 344.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.196, 20.563, 25.297)`
Decimal	`9925510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977386, 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 #977386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #977386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977386; }
.text { color: #977386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 115 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977386, #977374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #977386?: #977386 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977386?: The RGB value is 151, 115, 134: 151 red, 115 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977386?: The complementary color is #739784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.