What color is #978188?

#978188 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 #978188?

The RGB value is 151, 129, 136: 151 red, 129 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978188?

The complementary color is #819790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978188 color

#978188 rgb(151, 129, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978188 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 50.6% green and 53.3% blue (151, 129, 136).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#978188 color codes

HEX	`#978188`
RGB	`rgb(151, 129, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 50.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.15, 9.63, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.15, 9.65, 356.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.056, 24.058, 26.612)`
Decimal	`9929096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978188, 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 #978188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #978188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978188; }
.text { color: #978188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 129 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978188, #978581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #978188?: #978188 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 #978188?: The RGB value is 151, 129, 136: 151 red, 129 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978188?: The complementary color is #819790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.