What color is #997C88?

#997C88 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 #997C88?

The RGB value is 153, 124, 136: 153 red, 124 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997C88?

The complementary color is #7C998D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997C88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997C88 color

#997C88 rgb(153, 124, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #997C88 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 48.6% green and 53.3% blue (153, 124, 136).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#997C88 color codes

HEX	`#997C88`
RGB	`rgb(153, 124, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 48.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.04, 13.26, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.04, 13.45, 350.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.788, 22.966, 26.415)`
Decimal	`10058888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997C88, 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 #997C88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997C88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #997C88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997c88; }
.text { color: #997c88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997c88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 124 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997c88, #997e7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #997C88?: #997C88 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 #997C88?: The RGB value is 153, 124, 136: 153 red, 124 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997C88?: The complementary color is #7C998D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997C88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.