Information about #997B86 color

#997B86 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#997B86 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 123, 134) — 60% red, 48.2% green, 52.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 7 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #997B86 reads as a gently muted rose and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D). Slightly further away sit Opium (#987E7E) and Dry Creek (#9A7F7C).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 123, 134) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #997B86: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. No one has named #997B86 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#997B86 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#997B86 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #997B86

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Opium color link
Opium

#987E7E

Dry Creek color link
Dry Creek

#9A7F7C

Bazaar color link
Bazaar

#98777B

Bona Fide color link
Bona Fide

#97777B

Tom color link
Tom

#92827F

Cinereous color link
Cinereous

#98817B

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Vintage color link
Vintage

#A78087

Silver Grey color link
Silver Grey

#97867C

Purpley Grey color link
Purpley Grey

#947E94

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#997B86
  • RGB153, 123, 134
  • CMYK0, 12, 7, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 123, 134)
  • HSL338°, 13%, 54%
  • HSL Precise338°, 12.821%, 54.118%
  • HSV338°, 20%, 60%
  • HSB338°, 20%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.482, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.482, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.482, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID997B86
  • DECIMAL ID10058630
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01