What color is #97878E?

#97878E is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97878E?

The RGB value is 151, 135, 142: 151 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97878E?

The complementary color is #879790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97878E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97878E color

#97878E rgb(151, 135, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97878E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 52.9% green and 55.7% blue (151, 135, 142).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 6% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#97878E color codes

HEX	`#97878E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 135, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 52.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 11%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.9, 7.3, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.9, 7.46, 348.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.308, 25.861, 29.192)`
Decimal	`9930638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97878E, 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 #97878E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97878E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #97878E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97878e; }
.text { color: #97878e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97878e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 135 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97878e, #978887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #97878E?: #97878E is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97878E?: The RGB value is 151, 135, 142: 151 red, 135 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97878E?: The complementary color is #879790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97878E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.