What color is #986F78?

#986F78 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 #986F78?

The RGB value is 152, 111, 120: 152 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986F78?

The complementary color is #6F988F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986F78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986F78 color

#986F78 rgb(152, 111, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #986F78 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 43.5% green and 47.1% blue (152, 111, 120).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#986F78 color codes

HEX	`#986F78`
RGB	`rgb(152, 111, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 43.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.15, 17.65, 1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.15, 17.71, 4.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.024, 19.401, 20.35)`
Decimal	`9990008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986F78, 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 #986F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#986F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #986F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986f78; }
.text { color: #986f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 111 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986f78, #987a6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #986F78?: #986F78 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 #986F78?: The RGB value is 152, 111, 120: 152 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986F78?: The complementary color is #6F988F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986F78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.