What color is #986F76?

#986F76 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 #986F76?

The RGB value is 152, 111, 118: 152 red, 111 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986F76?

The complementary color is #6F9891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986F76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986F76 color

#986F76 rgb(152, 111, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #986F76 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 43.5% green and 46.3% blue (152, 111, 118).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#986F76 color codes

HEX	`#986F76`
RGB	`rgb(152, 111, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 43.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.1, 17.33, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.1, 17.51, 8.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.904, 19.353, 19.718)`
Decimal	`9990006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986F76, 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 #986F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#986F76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #986F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986f76; }
.text { color: #986f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 111 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986f76, #987c6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #986F76?: #986F76 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 #986F76?: The RGB value is 152, 111, 118: 152 red, 111 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986F76?: The complementary color is #6F9891, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986F76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.