What color is #985D66?

#985D66 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #985D66?

The RGB value is 152, 93, 102: 152 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #985D66?

The complementary color is #5D988F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #985D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#985D66 color

#985D66 rgb(152, 93, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #985D66 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 36.5% green and 40% blue (152, 93, 102).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 33% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#985D66 color codes

HEX	`#985D66`
RGB	`rgb(152, 93, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 36.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 33%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.26, 25.31, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.26, 25.83, 11.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.262, 15.465, 14.538)`
Decimal	`9985382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #985D66, 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 #985D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#985D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #985D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #985d66; }
.text { color: #985d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #985d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 93 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #985d66, #98715d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #985D66?: #985D66 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #985D66?: The RGB value is 152, 93, 102: 152 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #985D66?: The complementary color is #5D988F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #985D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.