What color is #997A8A?

#997A8A 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 #997A8A?

The RGB value is 153, 122, 138: 153 red, 122 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997A8A?

The complementary color is #7A9989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997A8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997A8A color

#997A8A rgb(153, 122, 138)

Shades of pink

The hex color #997A8A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 47.8% green and 54.1% blue (153, 122, 138).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#997A8A color codes

HEX	`#997A8A`
RGB	`rgb(153, 122, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 47.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.58, 14.77, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.58, 15.33, 344.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.684, 22.527, 27.088)`
Decimal	`10058378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997A8A, 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 #997A8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997A8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #997A8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997a8a; }
.text { color: #997a8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997a8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 122 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997a8a, #997a7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #997A8A?: #997A8A 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 #997A8A?: The RGB value is 153, 122, 138: 153 red, 122 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997A8A?: The complementary color is #7A9989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997A8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.