What color is #987572?

#987572 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987572?

The RGB value is 152, 117, 114: 152 red, 117 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987572?

The complementary color is #729598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987572?

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.

#987572 color

#987572 rgb(152, 117, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #987572 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 45.9% green and 44.7% blue (152, 117, 114).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#987572 color codes

HEX	`#987572`
RGB	`rgb(152, 117, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 45.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.52, 13.24, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.52, 14.95, 27.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.348, 20.614, 18.718)`
Decimal	`9991538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987572, 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 #987572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987572 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 #987572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987572; }
.text { color: #987572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 117 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987572, #988872); }

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Questions

What color is #987572?: #987572 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987572?: The RGB value is 152, 117, 114: 152 red, 117 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987572?: The complementary color is #729598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987572?: 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.