What color is #986D7B?

#986D7B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #986D7B?

The RGB value is 152, 109, 123: 152 red, 109 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986D7B?

The complementary color is #6D988A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986D7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986D7B color

#986D7B rgb(152, 109, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #986D7B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 42.7% green and 48.2% blue (152, 109, 123).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#986D7B color codes

HEX	`#986D7B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 109, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 42.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.74, 19.3, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.74, 19.32, 357.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.993, 19.044, 21.252)`
Decimal	`9989499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986D7B, 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 #986D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#986D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #986D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986d7b; }
.text { color: #986d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 109 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986d7b, #98746d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #986D7B?: #986D7B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #986D7B?: The RGB value is 152, 109, 123: 152 red, 109 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986D7B?: The complementary color is #6D988A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986D7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.