What color is #997B88?

#997B88 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 #997B88?

The RGB value is 153, 123, 136: 153 red, 123 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997B88?

The complementary color is #7B998C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997B88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997B88 color

#997B88 rgb(153, 123, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #997B88 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 48.2% green and 53.3% blue (153, 123, 136).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#997B88 color codes

HEX	`#997B88`
RGB	`rgb(153, 123, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 48.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.78, 13.83, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.78, 14.08, 349.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.664, 22.717, 26.373)`
Decimal	`10058632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997B88, 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 #997B88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997B88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #997B88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997b88; }
.text { color: #997b88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997b88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 123 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997b88, #997d7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #997B88?: #997B88 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 #997B88?: The RGB value is 153, 123, 136: 153 red, 123 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997B88?: The complementary color is #7B998C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997B88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.