What color is #98738F?

#98738F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98738F?

The RGB value is 152, 115, 143: 152 red, 115 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98738F?

The complementary color is #73987C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98738F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98738F color

#98738F rgb(152, 115, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #98738F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 45.1% green and 56.1% blue (152, 115, 143).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#98738F color codes

HEX	`#98738F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 115, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 45.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.86, 19.37, -9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.86, 21.61, 333.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.037, 20.921, 28.753)`
Decimal	`9991055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98738F, 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 #98738F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98738F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #98738F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98738f; }
.text { color: #98738f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98738f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 115 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98738f, #98737d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #98738F?: #98738F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98738F?: The RGB value is 152, 115, 143: 152 red, 115 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98738F?: The complementary color is #73987C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98738F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.