What color is #985C7F?

#985C7F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #985C7F?

The RGB value is 152, 92, 127: 152 red, 92 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #985C7F?

The complementary color is #5C9875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #985C7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#985C7F color

#985C7F rgb(152, 92, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #985C7F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 36.1% green and 49.8% blue (152, 92, 127).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#985C7F color codes

HEX	`#985C7F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 92, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 36.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, 29.71, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 31.09, 342.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.607, 15.863, 22.051)`
Decimal	`9985151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #985C7F, 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 #985C7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#985C7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #985C7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #985c7f; }
.text { color: #985c7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #985c7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 92 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #985c7f, #985c61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #985C7F?: #985C7F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #985C7F?: The RGB value is 152, 92, 127: 152 red, 92 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #985C7F?: The complementary color is #5C9875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #985C7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.