What color is #978090?

#978090 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978090?

The RGB value is 151, 128, 144: 151 red, 128 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978090?

The complementary color is #809787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978090 color

#978090 rgb(151, 128, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978090 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 50.2% green and 56.5% blue (151, 128, 144).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 5% 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 5.81:1).

#978090 color codes

HEX	`#978090`
RGB	`rgb(151, 128, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 50.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 5%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.12, 11.68, -5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.12, 12.84, 335.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.515, 24.032, 29.675)`
Decimal	`9928848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978090, 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 #978090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #978090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978090; }
.text { color: #978090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 128 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978090, #978085); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #978090?: #978090 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978090?: The RGB value is 151, 128, 144: 151 red, 128 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978090?: The complementary color is #809787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.