Palettes / Colors / #97496B

#97496B — Muted Pink

#97496B is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #97496B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#97496B is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #499775; it also sits naturally between #974992 and #974E49. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 59% · Green 29% · Blue 42%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 29% · Key 41%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #97496B

.text { color: #97496B; }
.background { background-color: #97496B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #97496B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 73, 107); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 35%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #97496B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 73, 107, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #97496B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 73, 107, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#97496B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#97496B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #499775:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #97496B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #97496B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #97496B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #97496B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #97496B?

#97496B is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 151, 73, 107). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #97496B?

#97496B is RGB 151, 73, 107 — HSL 334°, 35%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 52%, 29%, 41%.

What colors go with #97496B?

Its complement is #499775; analogous partners are #974992 and #974E49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #97496B for text?

White text on #97496B has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.48:1.