What color is #987173?

#987173 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987173?

The RGB value is 152, 113, 115: 152 red, 113 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987173?

The complementary color is #719896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987173?

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.

#987173 color

#987173 rgb(152, 113, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #987173 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 44.3% green and 45.1% blue (152, 113, 115).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

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

#987173 color codes

HEX	`#987173`
RGB	`rgb(152, 113, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 44.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, 15.7, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 16.46, 17.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.949, 19.725, 18.867)`
Decimal	`9990515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987173, 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 #987173	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987173 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 #987173 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987173; }
.text { color: #987173; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987173; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 113 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987173, #988271); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #987173?: #987173 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987173?: The RGB value is 152, 113, 115: 152 red, 113 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987173?: The complementary color is #719896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987173?: 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.