What color is #977486?

#977486 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 #977486?

The RGB value is 151, 116, 134: 151 red, 116 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977486?

The complementary color is #749785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977486 color

#977486 rgb(151, 116, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #977486 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 45.5% green and 52.5% blue (151, 116, 134).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#977486 color codes

HEX	`#977486`
RGB	`rgb(151, 116, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 45.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.72, 16.76, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.72, 17.36, 344.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.311, 20.792, 25.335)`
Decimal	`9925766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977486, 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 #977486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #977486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977486; }
.text { color: #977486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 116 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977486, #977475); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #977486?: #977486 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 #977486?: The RGB value is 151, 116, 134: 151 red, 116 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977486?: The complementary color is #749785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.