What color is #986A5C?

#986A5C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #986A5C?

The RGB value is 152, 106, 92: 152 red, 106 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986A5C?

The complementary color is #5C8A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986A5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986A5C color

#986A5C rgb(152, 106, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #986A5C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 41.6% green and 36.1% blue (152, 106, 92).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#986A5C color codes

HEX	`#986A5C`
RGB	`rgb(152, 106, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 41.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.2, 16.53, 15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.2, 22.47, 42.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.035, 17.758, 12.495)`
Decimal	`9988700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986A5C, 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 #986A5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#986A5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #986A5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986a5c; }
.text { color: #986a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986a5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 106 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986a5c, #98885c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #986A5C?: #986A5C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #986A5C?: The RGB value is 152, 106, 92: 152 red, 106 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986A5C?: The complementary color is #5C8A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986A5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.