What color is #977F8E?

#977F8E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977F8E?

The RGB value is 151, 127, 142: 151 red, 127 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977F8E?

The complementary color is #7F9788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977F8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977F8E color

#977F8E rgb(151, 127, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #977F8E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 49.8% green and 55.7% blue (151, 127, 142).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 6% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#977F8E color codes

HEX	`#977F8E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 127, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 49.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 6%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.8, 11.88, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.8, 12.76, 338.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.234, 23.712, 28.833)`
Decimal	`9928590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977F8E, 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 #977F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977F8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #977F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977f8e; }
.text { color: #977f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 127 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977f8e, #977f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #977F8E?: #977F8E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977F8E?: The RGB value is 151, 127, 142: 151 red, 127 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977F8E?: The complementary color is #7F9788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977F8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.