What color is #98577B?

#98577B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98577B?

The RGB value is 152, 87, 123: 152 red, 87 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98577B?

The complementary color is #579874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98577B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98577B color

#98577B rgb(152, 87, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #98577B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 34.1% green and 48.2% blue (152, 87, 123).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 27% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#98577B color codes

HEX	`#98577B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 87, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 34.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 27%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 43%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.53, 31.85, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.53, 33.01, 344.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.933, 14.923, 20.566)`
Decimal	`9983867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98577B, 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 #98577B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#98577B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	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 #98577B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98577b; }
.text { color: #98577b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98577b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 87 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98577b, #98575b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #98577B?: #98577B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98577B?: The RGB value is 152, 87, 123: 152 red, 87 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98577B?: The complementary color is #579874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98577B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.