What color is #97788F?

#97788F 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 #97788F?

The RGB value is 151, 120, 143: 151 red, 120 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97788F?

The complementary color is #789780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97788F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97788F color

#97788F rgb(151, 120, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #97788F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 47.1% green and 56.1% blue (151, 120, 143).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#97788F color codes

HEX	`#97788F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 120, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 47.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.02, 16.11, -7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.02, 17.93, 333.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.436, 21.996, 28.94)`
Decimal	`9926799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97788F, 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 #97788F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97788F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	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 #97788F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97788f; }
.text { color: #97788f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97788f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 120 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97788f, #97787f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #97788F?: #97788F 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 #97788F?: The RGB value is 151, 120, 143: 151 red, 120 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97788F?: The complementary color is #789780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97788F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.4:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.