What color is #987282?

#987282 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 #987282?

The RGB value is 152, 114, 130: 152 red, 114 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987282?

The complementary color is #729888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987282?

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.

#987282 color

#987282 rgb(152, 114, 130)

Shades of pink

The hex color #987282 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 44.7% green and 51% blue (152, 114, 130).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#987282 color codes

HEX	`#987282`
RGB	`rgb(152, 114, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 44.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.2, 17.59, -2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.2, 17.83, 350.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.995, 20.323, 23.826)`
Decimal	`9990786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987282, 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 #987282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987282 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 #987282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987282; }
.text { color: #987282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 114 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987282, #987572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #987282?: #987282 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 #987282?: The RGB value is 152, 114, 130: 152 red, 114 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987282?: The complementary color is #729888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987282?: 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.