What color is #98767B?

#98767B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98767B?

The RGB value is 152, 118, 123: 152 red, 118 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98767B?

The complementary color is #769893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98767B?

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.

#98767B color

#98767B rgb(152, 118, 123)

Shades of red

The hex color #98767B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 46.3% green and 48.2% blue (152, 118, 123).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 19% 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 5.21:1).

#98767B color codes

HEX	`#98767B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 118, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 46.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.02, 14.1, 2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.02, 14.29, 9.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.003, 21.063, 21.589)`
Decimal	`9991803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98767B, 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 #98767B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98767B 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 #98767B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98767b; }
.text { color: #98767b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98767b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 118 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98767b, #988276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #98767B?: #98767B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98767B?: The RGB value is 152, 118, 123: 152 red, 118 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98767B?: The complementary color is #769893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98767B?: 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.