What color is #98737E?

#98737E 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 #98737E?

The RGB value is 152, 115, 126: 152 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98737E?

The complementary color is #73988D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98737E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98737E color

#98737E rgb(152, 115, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #98737E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 45.1% green and 49.4% blue (152, 115, 126).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 17% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#98737E color codes

HEX	`#98737E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 115, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 45.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.34, 16.33, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.34, 16.33, 358.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.846, 20.444, 22.477)`
Decimal	`9991038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98737E, 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 #98737E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98737E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #98737E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98737e; }
.text { color: #98737e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98737e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 115 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98737e, #987a73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #98737E?: #98737E 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 #98737E?: The RGB value is 152, 115, 126: 152 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98737E?: The complementary color is #73988D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98737E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.