What color is #98747C?

#98747C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98747C?

The RGB value is 152, 116, 124: 152 red, 116 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98747C?

The complementary color is #749890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98747C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98747C color

#98747C rgb(152, 116, 124)

Shades of red

The hex color #98747C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 45.5% green and 48.6% blue (152, 116, 124).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#98747C color codes

HEX	`#98747C`
RGB	`rgb(152, 116, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 45.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.53, 15.42, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.53, 15.45, 4.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.832, 20.622, 21.843)`
Decimal	`9991292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98747C, 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 #98747C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98747C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #98747C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98747c; }
.text { color: #98747c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98747c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 116 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98747c, #987e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #98747C?: #98747C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98747C?: The RGB value is 152, 116, 124: 152 red, 116 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98747C?: The complementary color is #749890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98747C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.