What color is #987564?

#987564 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987564?

The RGB value is 152, 117, 100: 152 red, 117 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987564?

The complementary color is #648798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987564?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987564 color

#987564 rgb(152, 117, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #987564 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 45.9% green and 39.2% blue (152, 117, 100).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 34% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#987564 color codes

HEX	`#987564`
RGB	`rgb(152, 117, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 45.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 34%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.2, 11.23, 14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.2, 18.46, 52.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.611, 20.319, 14.838)`
Decimal	`9991524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987564, 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 #987564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #987564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987564; }
.text { color: #987564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 117 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987564, #988f64); }

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Questions

What color is #987564?: #987564 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987564?: The RGB value is 152, 117, 100: 152 red, 117 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987564?: The complementary color is #648798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987564?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.