What color is #977990?

#977990 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977990?

The RGB value is 151, 121, 144: 151 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977990?

The complementary color is #799780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977990 color

#977990 rgb(151, 121, 144)

Shades of purple

The hex color #977990 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 47.5% green and 56.5% blue (151, 121, 144).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#977990 color codes

HEX	`#977990`
RGB	`rgb(151, 121, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 47.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 20%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, 15.72, -8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 17.65, 332.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.633, 22.268, 29.381)`
Decimal	`9927056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977990, 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 #977990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #977990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977990; }
.text { color: #977990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 121 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977990, #977981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #977990?: #977990 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977990?: The RGB value is 151, 121, 144: 151 red, 121 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977990?: The complementary color is #799780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.