What color is #997E91?

#997E91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997E91?

The RGB value is 153, 126, 145: 153 red, 126 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997E91?

The complementary color is #7E9986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997E91 color

#997E91 rgb(153, 126, 145)

Shades of pink

The hex color #997E91 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49.4% green and 56.9% blue (153, 126, 145).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 5% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#997E91 color codes

HEX	`#997E91`
RGB	`rgb(153, 126, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.83, 13.76, -6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.83, 15.14, 335.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.708, 23.739, 30.01)`
Decimal	`10059409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997E91, 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 #997E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #997E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997e91; }
.text { color: #997e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 126 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997e91, #997e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #997E91?: #997E91 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997E91?: The RGB value is 153, 126, 145: 153 red, 126 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997E91?: The complementary color is #7E9986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.