What color is #985D81?

#985D81 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #985D81?

The RGB value is 152, 93, 129: 152 red, 93 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #985D81?

The complementary color is #5D9874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #985D81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#985D81 color

#985D81 rgb(152, 93, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #985D81 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 36.5% green and 50.6% blue (152, 93, 129).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 15% 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 4.98:1).

#985D81 color codes

HEX	`#985D81`
RGB	`rgb(152, 93, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 36.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 15%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, 29.48, -9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 31.11, 341.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.826, 16.09, 22.773)`
Decimal	`9985409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #985D81, 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 #985D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#985D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #985D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #985d81; }
.text { color: #985d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #985d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 93 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #985d81, #985d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #985D81?: #985D81 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #985D81?: The RGB value is 152, 93, 129: 152 red, 93 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #985D81?: The complementary color is #5D9874, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #985D81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.