What color is #977B9C?

#977B9C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977B9C?

The RGB value is 151, 123, 156: 151 red, 123 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977B9C?

The complementary color is #809C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977B9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977B9C color

#977B9C rgb(151, 123, 156)

Shades of purple

The hex color #977B9C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 48.2% green and 61.2% blue (151, 123, 156).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#977B9C color codes

HEX	`#977B9C`
RGB	`rgb(151, 123, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 48.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 21%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 21%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.22, 16.94, -13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.22, 21.73, 321.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.845, 23.146, 34.552)`
Decimal	`9927580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977B9C, 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 #977B9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977B9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #977B9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977b9c; }
.text { color: #977b9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977b9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 123 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977b9c, #9c7b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #977B9C?: #977B9C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977B9C?: The RGB value is 151, 123, 156: 151 red, 123 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977B9C?: The complementary color is #809C7B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977B9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.