What color is #986B7E?

#986B7E 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 #986B7E?

The RGB value is 152, 107, 126: 152 red, 107 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986B7E?

The complementary color is #6B9885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986B7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986B7E color

#986B7E rgb(152, 107, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #986B7E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 42% green and 49.4% blue (152, 107, 126).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 17% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#986B7E color codes

HEX	`#986B7E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 107, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 42%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.33, 20.95, -3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.33, 21.21, 350.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.973, 18.698, 22.186)`
Decimal	`9988990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986B7E, 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 #986B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#986B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #986B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986b7e; }
.text { color: #986b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 107 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986b7e, #986f6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #986B7E?: #986B7E 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 #986B7E?: The RGB value is 152, 107, 126: 152 red, 107 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986B7E?: The complementary color is #6B9885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986B7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.