What color is #977A85?

#977A85 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 #977A85?

The RGB value is 151, 122, 133: 151 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977A85?

The complementary color is #7A978C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977A85 color

#977A85 rgb(151, 122, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #977A85 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 47.8% green and 52.2% blue (151, 122, 133).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 12% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#977A85 color codes

HEX	`#977A85`
RGB	`rgb(151, 122, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 47.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 19%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 12%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.23, 13.12, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.23, 13.23, 352.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.955, 22.193, 25.207)`
Decimal	`9927301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977A85, 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 #977A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #977A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977a85; }
.text { color: #977a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 122 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977a85, #977e7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #977A85?: #977A85 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 #977A85?: The RGB value is 151, 122, 133: 151 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977A85?: The complementary color is #7A978C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.