What color is #97798C?

#97798C 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 #97798C?

The RGB value is 151, 121, 140: 151 red, 121 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97798C?

The complementary color is #799784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97798C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97798C color

#97798C rgb(151, 121, 140)

Shades of pink

The hex color #97798C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 47.5% green and 54.9% blue (151, 121, 140).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#97798C color codes

HEX	`#97798C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 121, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 47.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.18, 14.97, -5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.18, 16.08, 338.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.333, 22.148, 27.799)`
Decimal	`9927052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97798C, 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 #97798C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97798C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #97798C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97798c; }
.text { color: #97798c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97798c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 121 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97798c, #97797d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #97798C?: #97798C 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 #97798C?: The RGB value is 151, 121, 140: 151 red, 121 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97798C?: The complementary color is #799784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97798C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.