What color is #987654?

#987654 is a desaturated orange known as Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Decreasing Brown?

The RGB value is 152, 118, 84: 152 red, 118 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Decreasing Brown?

The complementary color is #547698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987654?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Decreasing Brown color: hex code #987654

#987654 rgb(152, 118, 84)

Shades of brown

Decreasing Brown has the hex code #987654. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 46.3% green and 32.9% blue (152, 118, 84).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 45% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

Decreasing Brown (#987654) color codes

HEX	`#987654`
RGB	`rgb(152, 118, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 46.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 45%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 45%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, 8.68, 23.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 25.34, 69.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.028, 20.274, 11.191)`
Decimal	`9991764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Decreasing Brown, 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 #987654	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987654 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #987654 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987654; }
.text { color: #987654; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987654; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 118 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987654, #989854); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #987654 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #987654?: #987654 is a desaturated orange known as Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Decreasing Brown?: The RGB value is 152, 118, 84: 152 red, 118 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Decreasing Brown?: The complementary color is #547698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987654?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.