What color is #986A6D?

#986A6D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #986A6D?

The RGB value is 152, 106, 109: 152 red, 106 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986A6D?

The complementary color is #6A9895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986A6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986A6D color

#986A6D rgb(152, 106, 109)

Shades of red

The hex color #986A6D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 41.6% green and 42.7% blue (152, 106, 109).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 28% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#986A6D color codes

HEX	`#986A6D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 106, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 41.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 28%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.6, 18.84, 5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.6, 19.69, 16.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.864, 18.089, 16.858)`
Decimal	`9988717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986A6D, 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 #986A6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#986A6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #986A6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986a6d; }
.text { color: #986a6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986a6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 106 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986a6d, #987e6a); }

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Questions

What color is #986A6D?: #986A6D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #986A6D?: The RGB value is 152, 106, 109: 152 red, 106 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986A6D?: The complementary color is #6A9895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986A6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.