What color is #978197?

#978197 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978197?

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

What is the complementary color of #978197?

The complementary color is #819781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978197?

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.

#978197 color

#978197 rgb(151, 129, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #978197 is a grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#978197 color codes

HEX	`#978197`
RGB	`rgb(151, 129, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 50.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.6, 12.47, -8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.6, 15.18, 325.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.198, 24.515, 32.624)`
Decimal	`9929111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978197, 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 #978197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978197 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 #978197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978197; }
.text { color: #978197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 129 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978197, #97818c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #978197?: #978197 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978197?: The RGB value is 151, 129, 151: 151 red, 129 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978197?: The complementary color is #819781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978197?: 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.