What color is #97859A?

#97859A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97859A?

The RGB value is 151, 133, 154: 151 red, 133 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97859A?

The complementary color is #889A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97859A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97859A color

#97859A rgb(151, 133, 154)

Shades of purple

The hex color #97859A is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 52.2% green and 60.4% blue (151, 133, 154).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hatoba Pigeon (#95859C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#97859A color codes

HEX	`#97859A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 133, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 52.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 14%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.74, 10.77, -8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.74, 13.83, 321.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.982, 25.688, 34.102)`
Decimal	`9930138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97859A, 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 #97859A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97859A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #97859A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97859a; }
.text { color: #97859a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97859a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 133 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97859a, #9a8593); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #97859A?: #97859A is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hatoba Pigeon. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97859A?: The RGB value is 151, 133, 154: 151 red, 133 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97859A?: The complementary color is #889A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97859A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.