#976971
Rose Gold · medium warm red
About #976971
With the hex code #976971, this is a medium red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 41% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 25% yellow and 41% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Rose Gold — a ΔE of 12.4 — followed by Old Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #69978F, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.59:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.59:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #976971?
With the hex code #976971, this is a medium red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 59% red, 41% green and 44% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 25% yellow and 41% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #976971?
Use white text. White on #976971 has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #976971?
Its complementary colour is #69978F, and analogous partners are #976988 and #977869.