What color is #997987?

#997987 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997987?

The RGB value is 153, 121, 135: 153 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997987?

The complementary color is #79998B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997987?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997987 color

#997987 rgb(153, 121, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #997987 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 47.5% green and 52.9% blue (153, 121, 135).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#997987 color codes

HEX	`#997987`
RGB	`rgb(153, 121, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 47.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.24, 14.81, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.24, 15.08, 349.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.347, 22.197, 25.919)`
Decimal	`10058119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997987, 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 #997987	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997987 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #997987 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997987; }
.text { color: #997987; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997987; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 121 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997987, #997b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #997987?: #997987 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997987?: The RGB value is 153, 121, 135: 153 red, 121 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997987?: The complementary color is #79998B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997987?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.