What color is #986660?

#986660 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #986660?

The RGB value is 152, 102, 96: 152 red, 102 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986660?

The complementary color is #609298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986660?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986660 color

#986660 rgb(152, 102, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #986660 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 40% green and 37.6% blue (152, 102, 96).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 23% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 37% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#986660 color codes

HEX	`#986660`
RGB	`rgb(152, 102, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 40%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 23%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 37%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 37%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.29, 19.35, 11.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.29, 22.56, 30.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.812, 17.024, 13.307)`
Decimal	`9987680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986660, 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 #986660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#986660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #986660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986660; }
.text { color: #986660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 102 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986660, #988260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #986660?: #986660 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #986660?: The RGB value is 152, 102, 96: 152 red, 102 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986660?: The complementary color is #609298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986660?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.