What color is #987281?

#987281 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987281?

The RGB value is 152, 114, 129: 152 red, 114 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987281?

The complementary color is #729889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987281?

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.

#987281 color

#987281 rgb(152, 114, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #987281 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 44.7% green and 50.6% blue (152, 114, 129).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 15% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#987281 color codes

HEX	`#987281`
RGB	`rgb(152, 114, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 44.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 15%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.17, 17.42, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.17, 17.58, 352.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.929, 20.296, 23.474)`
Decimal	`9990785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987281, 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 #987281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987281 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 #987281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987281; }
.text { color: #987281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 114 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987281, #987672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #987281?: #987281 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987281?: The RGB value is 152, 114, 129: 152 red, 114 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987281?: The complementary color is #729889, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987281?: 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.