What color is #985C73?

#985C73 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #985C73?

The RGB value is 152, 92, 115: 152 red, 92 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #985C73?

The complementary color is #5C9881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #985C73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#985C73 color

#985C73 rgb(152, 92, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #985C73 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 36.1% green and 45.1% blue (152, 92, 115).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#985C73 color codes

HEX	`#985C73`
RGB	`rgb(152, 92, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 36.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.4, 27.77, -2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.4, 27.89, 354.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.871, 15.569, 18.175)`
Decimal	`9985139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #985C73, 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 #985C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#985C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #985C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #985c73; }
.text { color: #985c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #985c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 92 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #985c73, #98635c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #985C73?: #985C73 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #985C73?: The RGB value is 152, 92, 115: 152 red, 92 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #985C73?: The complementary color is #5C9881, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #985C73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.