What color is #97888E?

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

What is the RGB value of #97888E?

The RGB value is 151, 136, 142: 151 red, 136 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97888E?

The complementary color is #889791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97888E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97888E color

#97888E rgb(151, 136, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #97888E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 53.3% green and 55.7% blue (151, 136, 142).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 7% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 6% 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 6.23:1).

#97888E color codes

HEX	`#97888E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 136, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 53.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 7%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 10%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 6%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.17, 6.73, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.17, 6.83, 350.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.449, 26.141, 29.238)`
Decimal	`9930894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97888E, 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 #97888E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97888E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #97888E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97888e; }
.text { color: #97888e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97888e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 136 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97888e, #978a88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #97888E?: #97888E is a gray, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97888E?: The RGB value is 151, 136, 142: 151 red, 136 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97888E?: The complementary color is #889791, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97888E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.