What color is #977E99?

#977E99 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977E99?

The RGB value is 151, 126, 153: 151 red, 126 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977E99?

The complementary color is #80997E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977E99 color

#977E99 rgb(151, 126, 153)

Shades of purple

The hex color #977E99 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 49.4% green and 60% blue (151, 126, 153).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#977E99 color codes

HEX	`#977E99`
RGB	`rgb(151, 126, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 49.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.89, 14.6, -10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.89, 18.2, 323.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.972, 23.801, 33.357)`
Decimal	`9928345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977E99, 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 #977E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #977E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977e99; }
.text { color: #977e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 126 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977e99, #997e8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #977E99?: #977E99 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977E99?: The RGB value is 151, 126, 153: 151 red, 126 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977E99?: The complementary color is #80997E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.