What color is #987171?

#987171 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987171?

The RGB value is 152, 113, 113: 152 red, 113 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987171?

The complementary color is #719898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987171?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987171 color

#987171 rgb(152, 113, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #987171 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 44.3% green and 44.3% blue (152, 113, 113).

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

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#987171 color codes

HEX	`#987171`
RGB	`rgb(152, 113, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 44.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.47, 15.4, 6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.47, 16.53, 21.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.835, 19.679, 18.268)`
Decimal	`9990513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987171, 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 #987171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #987171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987171; }
.text { color: #987171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 113 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987171, #988471); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #987171?: #987171 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987171?: The RGB value is 152, 113, 113: 152 red, 113 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987171?: The complementary color is #719898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987171?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.