What color is #977D86?

#977D86 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977D86?

The RGB value is 151, 125, 134: 151 red, 125 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977D86?

The complementary color is #7D978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977D86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977D86 color

#977D86 rgb(151, 125, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #977D86 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 49% green and 52.5% blue (151, 125, 134).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 11% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#977D86 color codes

HEX	`#977D86`
RGB	`rgb(151, 125, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 49%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.04, 11.56, -1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.04, 11.62, 354.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.399, 22.968, 25.698)`
Decimal	`9928070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977D86, 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 #977D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #977D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977d86; }
.text { color: #977d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 125 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977d86, #97817d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #977D86?: #977D86 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977D86?: The RGB value is 151, 125, 134: 151 red, 125 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977D86?: The complementary color is #7D978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977D86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.