What color is #987275?

#987275 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987275?

The RGB value is 152, 114, 117: 152 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987275?

The complementary color is #729895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987275?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987275 color

#987275 rgb(152, 114, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #987275 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 44.7% green and 45.9% blue (152, 114, 117).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#987275 color codes

HEX	`#987275`
RGB	`rgb(152, 114, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 44.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 23%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.83, 15.44, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.83, 16, 15.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.177, 19.995, 19.518)`
Decimal	`9990773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987275, 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 #987275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #987275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987275; }
.text { color: #987275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 114 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987275, #988272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #987275?: #987275 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987275?: The RGB value is 152, 114, 117: 152 red, 114 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987275?: The complementary color is #729895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987275?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.