What color is #986677?

#986677 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #986677?

The RGB value is 152, 102, 119: 152 red, 102 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986677?

The complementary color is #669887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986677?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986677 color

#986677 rgb(152, 102, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #986677 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 40% green and 46.7% blue (152, 102, 119).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#986677 color codes

HEX	`#986677`
RGB	`rgb(152, 102, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 40%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.9, 22.68, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.9, 22.72, 356.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.03, 17.511, 19.721)`
Decimal	`9987703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986677, 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 #986677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#986677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #986677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986677; }
.text { color: #986677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 102 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986677, #986e66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #986677?: #986677 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #986677?: The RGB value is 152, 102, 119: 152 red, 102 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986677?: The complementary color is #669887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986677?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.