What color is #986973?

#986973 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #986973?

The RGB value is 152, 105, 115: 152 red, 105 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986973?

The complementary color is #69988E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986973 color

#986973 rgb(152, 105, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #986973 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 41.2% green and 45.1% blue (152, 105, 115).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#986973 color codes

HEX	`#986973`
RGB	`rgb(152, 105, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 41.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.52, 20.33, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.52, 20.43, 5.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.095, 18.018, 18.583)`
Decimal	`9988467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986973, 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 #986973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#986973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #986973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986973; }
.text { color: #986973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 105 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986973, #987769); }

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Questions

What color is #986973?: #986973 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #986973?: The RGB value is 152, 105, 115: 152 red, 105 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986973?: The complementary color is #69988E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.