What color is #978196?

#978196 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978196?

The RGB value is 151, 129, 150: 151 red, 129 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978196?

The complementary color is #819782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978196 color

#978196 rgb(151, 129, 150)

Shades of purple

The hex color #978196 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 50.6% green and 58.8% blue (151, 129, 150).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 1% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#978196 color codes

HEX	`#978196`
RGB	`rgb(151, 129, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 50.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 1%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, 12.27, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 14.72, 326.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.117, 24.482, 32.198)`
Decimal	`9929110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978196, 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 #978196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #978196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978196; }
.text { color: #978196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 129 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978196, #97818b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #978196?: #978196 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978196?: The RGB value is 151, 129, 150: 151 red, 129 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978196?: The complementary color is #819782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.