Color
#976d85
#976d85rgb(151, 109, 133)hsl(326, 17%, 51%)oklch(0.585 0.063 344)Colors that go with #976d85
Charcoal, Sea Green and Champagne lead the list. Each partner is a real named colour with the reason it works — a wheel relationship, a neutral that carries it, or a pairing lifted from a palette or brand system that actually shipped — and every pair opens in the palette tool.
Charcoal #36454f
neutralshippedCharcoal is the body-text near-black for #976d85: its slight blue cast keeps type crisp beside a warm colour where pure #000 looks heavy.
Sea Green #2e8b57
split-complementshippedSea Green is a split-complement of #976d85: nearly opposite, so it still pops against it, without the vibrating edge of a true complement.
Champagne #f7e7ce
shipped5 real palettes, including Midnight Luxe and Coffee Bar put Champagne beside #976d85, as that palette's text colour.
Copper #b87333
shippedDesigners have shipped Copper with #976d85: 4 real palettes, including Atelier and Clay & Linen, as the accent.
Midnight Blue #191970
shipped4 real palettes, including Plaid's brand system and Marvel's brand system put Midnight Blue beside #976d85, as the supporting colour.
Peru #cd853f
shipped5 real palettes, including Coffee Bar and Woodsmoke put Peru beside #976d85, as the lead colour.
Rust #b7410e
shippedRust shows up next to #976d85 in 4 real palettes, including Gallery and Semrush's brand system, as the accent.
Sage Green #9caf88
shippedDesigners have shipped Sage Green with #976d85: 5 real palettes, including Graphite and Riverbed, as the lead colour.
Real palettes that use #976d85
Tints & shades
Harmonies
Contrast
| #976d85 as text | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaon white | 4.34:1 | fail | pass | fail | |
Aaon black | 4.84:1 | pass | pass | fail |
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Fixes keep hue and saturation and move lightness only, so the suggestion stays on-brand. Ratios are symmetric: the same numbers apply with #976d85 as the background.
Brands using this color
Fonts for this mood
#976d85 reads as warm, muted, editorial. The font library is tagged with the same vocabulary:
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