What color is #98757E?

#98757E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98757E?

The RGB value is 152, 117, 126: 152 red, 117 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98757E?

The complementary color is #75988F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98757E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98757E color

#98757E rgb(152, 117, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #98757E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 45.9% green and 49.4% blue (152, 117, 126).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 17% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#98757E color codes

HEX	`#98757E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 117, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 45.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, 15.17, 0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 15.18, 1.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.076, 20.905, 22.554)`
Decimal	`9991550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98757E, 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 #98757E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98757E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #98757E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98757e; }
.text { color: #98757e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98757e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 117 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98757e, #987e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #98757E?: #98757E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98757E?: The RGB value is 152, 117, 126: 152 red, 117 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98757E?: The complementary color is #75988F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98757E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.