What color is #97758E?

#97758E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97758E?

The RGB value is 151, 117, 142: 151 red, 117 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97758E?

The complementary color is #75977E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97758E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97758E color

#97758E rgb(151, 117, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #97758E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 45.9% green and 55.7% blue (151, 117, 142).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 6% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#97758E color codes

HEX	`#97758E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 117, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 45.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 6%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.23, 17.66, -8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.23, 19.58, 334.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.006, 21.256, 28.424)`
Decimal	`9926030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97758E, 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 #97758E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97758E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #97758E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97758e; }
.text { color: #97758e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97758e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 117 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97758e, #97757d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #97758E?: #97758E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97758E?: The RGB value is 151, 117, 142: 151 red, 117 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97758E?: The complementary color is #75977E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97758E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.