What color is #987479?

#987479 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987479?

The RGB value is 152, 116, 121: 152 red, 116 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987479?

The complementary color is #749893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987479?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987479 color

#987479 rgb(152, 116, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #987479 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 45.5% green and 47.5% blue (152, 116, 121).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#987479 color codes

HEX	`#987479`
RGB	`rgb(152, 116, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 45.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.45, 14.92, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.45, 15.17, 10.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.646, 20.548, 20.859)`
Decimal	`9991289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987479, 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 #987479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #987479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987479; }
.text { color: #987479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 116 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987479, #988174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #987479?: #987479 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987479?: The RGB value is 152, 116, 121: 152 red, 116 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987479?: The complementary color is #749893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987479?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.