What color is #977E87?

#977E87 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 #977E87?

The RGB value is 151, 126, 135: 151 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977E87?

The complementary color is #7E978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977E87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977E87 color

#977E87 rgb(151, 126, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #977E87 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 49.4% green and 52.9% blue (151, 126, 135).

Its hue angle is 338°, 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 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#977E87 color codes

HEX	`#977E87`
RGB	`rgb(151, 126, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 49.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 11%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 17%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.33, 11.17, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.33, 11.24, 353.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.596, 23.251, 26.109)`
Decimal	`9928327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977E87, 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 #977E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #977E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977e87; }
.text { color: #977e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 126 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977e87, #97827e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #977E87?: #977E87 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 #977E87?: The RGB value is 151, 126, 135: 151 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977E87?: The complementary color is #7E978E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977E87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.