What color is #986F7E?

#986F7E 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 #986F7E?

The RGB value is 152, 111, 126: 152 red, 111 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986F7E?

The complementary color is #6F9889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986F7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986F7E color

#986F7E rgb(152, 111, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #986F7E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 43.5% green and 49.4% blue (152, 111, 126).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 17% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#986F7E color codes

HEX	`#986F7E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 111, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 43.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, 18.64, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 18.73, 354.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.399, 19.552, 22.329)`
Decimal	`9990014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986F7E, 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 #986F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#986F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #986F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986f7e; }
.text { color: #986f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 111 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986f7e, #98756f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #986F7E?: #986F7E 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 #986F7E?: The RGB value is 152, 111, 126: 152 red, 111 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986F7E?: The complementary color is #6F9889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986F7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.