What color is #997281?

#997281 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997281?

The RGB value is 153, 114, 129: 153 red, 114 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997281?

The complementary color is #72998A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997281 color

#997281 rgb(153, 114, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #997281 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 44.7% green and 50.6% blue (153, 114, 129).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#997281 color codes

HEX	`#997281`
RGB	`rgb(153, 114, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 44.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.28, 17.8, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.28, 17.94, 352.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.117, 20.393, 23.483)`
Decimal	`10056321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997281, 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 #997281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #997281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997281; }
.text { color: #997281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 114 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997281, #997772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #997281?: #997281 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997281?: The RGB value is 153, 114, 129: 153 red, 114 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997281?: The complementary color is #72998A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.