What color is #98748E?

#98748E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98748E?

The RGB value is 152, 116, 142: 152 red, 116 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98748E?

The complementary color is #74987E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98748E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98748E color

#98748E rgb(152, 116, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #98748E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 45.5% green and 55.7% blue (152, 116, 142).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#98748E color codes

HEX	`#98748E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 116, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 45.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.08, 18.6, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.08, 20.53, 335.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.076, 21.12, 28.394)`
Decimal	`9991310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98748E, 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 #98748E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98748E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #98748E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98748e; }
.text { color: #98748e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98748e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 116 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98748e, #98747c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #98748E?: #98748E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98748E?: The RGB value is 152, 116, 142: 152 red, 116 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98748E?: The complementary color is #74987E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98748E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.