What color is #987D73?

#987D73 is a grayish orange known as Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hemp?

The RGB value is 152, 125, 115: 152 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hemp?

The complementary color is #738E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hemp color: hex code #987D73

#987D73 rgb(152, 125, 115)

Shades of gray

Hemp has the hex code #987D73. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 49% green and 45.1% blue (152, 125, 115).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

Hemp (#987D73) color codes

HEX	`#987D73`
RGB	`rgb(152, 125, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 49%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.64, 8.8, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.64, 12.84, 46.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.377, 22.581, 19.344)`
Decimal	`9993587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hemp, 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 #987D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #987D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987d73; }
.text { color: #987d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 125 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987d73, #989073); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #987D73 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #987D73?: #987D73 is a grayish orange known as Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hemp?: The RGB value is 152, 125, 115: 152 red, 125 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hemp?: The complementary color is #738E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.