What color is #98707A?

#98707A 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 #98707A?

The RGB value is 152, 112, 122: 152 red, 112 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98707A?

The complementary color is #70988E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98707A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98707A color

#98707A rgb(152, 112, 122)

Shades of red

The hex color #98707A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 43.9% green and 47.8% blue (152, 112, 122).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#98707A color codes

HEX	`#98707A`
RGB	`rgb(152, 112, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 43.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.46, 17.4, 0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.46, 17.41, 2.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.256, 19.67, 21.033)`
Decimal	`9990266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98707A, 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 #98707A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98707A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #98707A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98707a; }
.text { color: #98707a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98707a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 112 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98707a, #987a70); }

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Questions

What color is #98707A?: #98707A 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 #98707A?: The RGB value is 152, 112, 122: 152 red, 112 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98707A?: The complementary color is #70988E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98707A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.