What color is #997B85?

#997B85 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 #997B85?

The RGB value is 153, 123, 133: 153 red, 123 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997B85?

The complementary color is #7B998F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997B85 color

#997B85 rgb(153, 123, 133)

Shades of pink

The hex color #997B85 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 48.2% green and 52.2% blue (153, 123, 133).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#997B85 color codes

HEX	`#997B85`
RGB	`rgb(153, 123, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 48.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.69, 13.3, -1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.69, 13.34, 355.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.453, 22.632, 25.266)`
Decimal	`10058629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997B85, 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 #997B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #997B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997b85; }
.text { color: #997b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 123 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997b85, #99807b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #997B85?: #997B85 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 #997B85?: The RGB value is 153, 123, 133: 153 red, 123 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997B85?: The complementary color is #7B998F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.