What color is #977592?

#977592 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977592?

The RGB value is 151, 117, 146: 151 red, 117 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977592?

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

Is black or white text better on #977592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977592 color

#977592 rgb(151, 117, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #977592 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 45.9% green and 57.3% blue (151, 117, 146).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#977592 color codes

HEX	`#977592`
RGB	`rgb(151, 117, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 45.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.36, 18.42, -10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.36, 21.26, 330.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.312, 21.378, 30.034)`
Decimal	`9926034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977592, 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 #977592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #977592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977592; }
.text { color: #977592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 117 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977592, #977581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #977592?: #977592 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977592?: The RGB value is 151, 117, 146: 151 red, 117 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977592?: The complementary color is #75977A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.