What color is #978587?

#978587 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978587?

The RGB value is 151, 133, 135: 151 red, 133 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978587?

The complementary color is #859795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978587?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978587 color

#978587 rgb(151, 133, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978587 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 52.2% green and 52.9% blue (151, 133, 135).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#978587 color codes

HEX	`#978587`
RGB	`rgb(151, 133, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 52.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 12%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.18, 7.16, 1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.18, 7.3, 11.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.523, 25.104, 26.418)`
Decimal	`9930119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978587, 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 #978587	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978587 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #978587 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978587; }
.text { color: #978587; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978587; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 133 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978587, #978c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #978587?: #978587 is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978587?: The RGB value is 151, 133, 135: 151 red, 133 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978587?: The complementary color is #859795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978587?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.