What color is #987576?

#987576 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987576?

The RGB value is 152, 117, 118: 152 red, 117 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987576?

The complementary color is #759897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987576?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987576 color

#987576 rgb(152, 117, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #987576 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 45.9% green and 46.3% blue (152, 117, 118).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#987576 color codes

HEX	`#987576`
RGB	`rgb(152, 117, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 45.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.63, 13.86, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.63, 14.65, 18.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.58, 20.707, 19.943)`
Decimal	`9991542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987576, 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 #987576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #987576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987576; }
.text { color: #987576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 117 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987576, #988675); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #987576?: #987576 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987576?: The RGB value is 152, 117, 118: 152 red, 117 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987576?: The complementary color is #759897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987576?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.