What color is #98777B?

#98777B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98777B?

The RGB value is 152, 119, 123: 152 red, 119 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98777B?

The complementary color is #779894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98777B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98777B color

#98777B rgb(152, 119, 123)

Shades of red

The hex color #98777B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 46.7% green and 48.2% blue (152, 119, 123).

Its hue angle is 353°, 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 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#98777B color codes

HEX	`#98777B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 119, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 46.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.28, 13.52, 2.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.28, 13.79, 11.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.121, 21.3, 21.628)`
Decimal	`9992059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98777B, 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 #98777B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98777B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #98777B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98777b; }
.text { color: #98777b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98777b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 119 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98777b, #988477); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #98777B?: #98777B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98777B?: The RGB value is 152, 119, 123: 152 red, 119 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98777B?: The complementary color is #779894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98777B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.