What color is #987773?

#987773 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987773?

The RGB value is 152, 119, 115: 152 red, 119 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987773?

The complementary color is #739498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987773?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987773 color

#987773 rgb(152, 119, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #987773 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 46.7% green and 45.1% blue (152, 119, 115).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#987773 color codes

HEX	`#987773`
RGB	`rgb(152, 119, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 46.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, 12.24, 7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 14.17, 30.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.64, 21.108, 19.098)`
Decimal	`9992051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987773, 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 #987773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #987773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987773; }
.text { color: #987773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 119 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987773, #988a73); }

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Questions

What color is #987773?: #987773 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987773?: The RGB value is 152, 119, 115: 152 red, 119 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987773?: The complementary color is #739498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987773?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.