What color is #997F8B?

#997F8B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #997F8B?

The RGB value is 153, 127, 139: 153 red, 127 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #997F8B?

The complementary color is #7F998D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #997F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#997F8B color

#997F8B rgb(153, 127, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #997F8B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 49.8% green and 54.5% blue (153, 127, 139).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#997F8B color codes

HEX	`#997F8B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 127, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 49.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.9, 12.07, -2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.9, 12.38, 347.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.386, 23.816, 27.681)`
Decimal	`10059659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #997F8B, 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 #997F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#997F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	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 #997F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #997f8b; }
.text { color: #997f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #997f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 127 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #997f8b, #99807f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #997F8B?: #997F8B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #997F8B?: The RGB value is 153, 127, 139: 153 red, 127 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #997F8B?: The complementary color is #7F998D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #997F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.