What color is #986C74?

#986C74 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #986C74?

The RGB value is 152, 108, 116: 152 red, 108 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986C74?

The complementary color is #6C9890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986C74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986C74 color

#986C74 rgb(152, 108, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #986C74 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 42.4% green and 45.5% blue (152, 108, 116).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#986C74 color codes

HEX	`#986C74`
RGB	`rgb(152, 108, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 42.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.29, 18.75, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.29, 18.92, 7.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.464, 18.663, 18.991)`
Decimal	`9989236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986C74, 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 #986C74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#986C74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #986C74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986c74; }
.text { color: #986c74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986c74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 108 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986c74, #987a6c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #986C74?: #986C74 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #986C74?: The RGB value is 152, 108, 116: 152 red, 108 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986C74?: The complementary color is #6C9890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986C74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.