What color is #97888D?

#97888D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97888D?

The RGB value is 151, 136, 141: 151 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97888D?

The complementary color is #889792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97888D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97888D color

#97888D rgb(151, 136, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97888D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.3% green and 55.3% blue (151, 136, 141).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#97888D color codes

HEX	`#97888D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 136, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.14, 6.54, -0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.14, 6.57, 354.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.374, 26.111, 28.845)`
Decimal	`9930893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97888D, 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 #97888D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97888D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #97888D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97888d; }
.text { color: #97888d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97888d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 136 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97888d, #978b88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #97888D?: #97888D is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97888D?: The RGB value is 151, 136, 141: 151 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97888D?: The complementary color is #889792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97888D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.