What color is #985F6E?

#985F6E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #985F6E?

The RGB value is 152, 95, 110: 152 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #985F6E?

The complementary color is #5F9889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #985F6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#985F6E color

#985F6E rgb(152, 95, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #985F6E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 37.3% green and 43.1% blue (152, 95, 110).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 28% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#985F6E color codes

HEX	`#985F6E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 95, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 37.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 38%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 28%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, 25.31, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 25.35, 2.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.856, 15.987, 16.789)`
Decimal	`9985902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #985F6E, 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 #985F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#985F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #985F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #985f6e; }
.text { color: #985f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #985f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 95 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #985f6e, #986d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #985F6E?: #985F6E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #985F6E?: The RGB value is 152, 95, 110: 152 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #985F6E?: The complementary color is #5F9889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #985F6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.