What color is #987189?

#987189 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987189?

The RGB value is 152, 113, 137: 152 red, 113 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987189?

The complementary color is #719880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987189 color

#987189 rgb(152, 113, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #987189 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 44.3% green and 53.7% blue (152, 113, 137).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#987189 color codes

HEX	`#987189`
RGB	`rgb(152, 113, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 44.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.17, 19.41, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.17, 20.67, 339.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.369, 20.293, 26.348)`
Decimal	`9990537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987189, 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 #987189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #987189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987189; }
.text { color: #987189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 113 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987189, #987175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #987189?: #987189 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987189?: The RGB value is 152, 113, 137: 152 red, 113 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987189?: The complementary color is #719880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.