What color is #987583?

#987583 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987583?

The RGB value is 152, 117, 131: 152 red, 117 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987583?

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

Is black or white text better on #987583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987583 color

#987583 rgb(152, 117, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #987583 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 45.9% green and 51.4% blue (152, 117, 131).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#987583 color codes

HEX	`#987583`
RGB	`rgb(152, 117, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 45.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 23%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.99, 16.03, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.99, 16.2, 351.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.407, 21.038, 24.296)`
Decimal	`9991555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987583, 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 #987583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #987583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987583; }
.text { color: #987583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 117 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987583, #987975); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #987583?: #987583 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987583?: The RGB value is 152, 117, 131: 152 red, 117 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987583?: The complementary color is #75988A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.