What color is #987177?

#987177 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 #987177?

The RGB value is 152, 113, 119: 152 red, 113 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987177?

The complementary color is #719892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987177?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987177 color

#987177 rgb(152, 113, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #987177 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 44.3% green and 46.7% blue (152, 113, 119).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#987177 color codes

HEX	`#987177`
RGB	`rgb(152, 113, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 44.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, 16.33, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 16.56, 9.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.184, 19.819, 20.106)`
Decimal	`9990519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987177, 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 #987177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #987177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987177; }
.text { color: #987177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 113 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987177, #987e71); }

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Questions

What color is #987177?: #987177 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 #987177?: The RGB value is 152, 113, 119: 152 red, 113 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987177?: The complementary color is #719892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987177?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.