What color is #97838B?

#97838B 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 #97838B?

The RGB value is 151, 131, 139: 151 red, 131 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97838B?

The complementary color is #83978F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97838B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97838B color

#97838B rgb(151, 131, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97838B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 51.4% green and 54.5% blue (151, 131, 139).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#97838B color codes

HEX	`#97838B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 131, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 51.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.76, 9.03, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.76, 9.15, 350.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.539, 24.677, 27.839)`
Decimal	`9929611`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97838B, 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 #97838B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97838B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #97838B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97838b; }
.text { color: #97838b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97838b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 131 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97838b, #978583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #97838B?: #97838B 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 #97838B?: The RGB value is 151, 131, 139: 151 red, 131 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97838B?: The complementary color is #83978F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97838B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.