What color is #978192?

#978192 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978192?

The RGB value is 151, 129, 146: 151 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978192?

The complementary color is #819786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978192?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978192 color

#978192 rgb(151, 129, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978192 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 50.6% green and 57.3% blue (151, 129, 146).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 3% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#978192 color codes

HEX	`#978192`
RGB	`rgb(151, 129, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 50.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 3%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.44, 11.49, -6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.44, 12.97, 332.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.8, 24.356, 30.531)`
Decimal	`9929106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978192, 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 #978192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #978192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978192; }
.text { color: #978192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 129 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978192, #978187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #978192?: #978192 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978192?: The RGB value is 151, 129, 146: 151 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978192?: The complementary color is #819786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978192?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.