What color is #987883?

#987883 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 #987883?

The RGB value is 152, 120, 131: 152 red, 120 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987883?

The complementary color is #78988D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987883 color

#987883 rgb(152, 120, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #987883 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 47.1% green and 51.4% blue (152, 120, 131).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#987883 color codes

HEX	`#987883`
RGB	`rgb(152, 120, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 47.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.76, 14.3, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.76, 14.35, 355.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.762, 21.748, 24.414)`
Decimal	`9992323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987883, 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 #987883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #987883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987883; }
.text { color: #987883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 120 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987883, #987d78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #987883?: #987883 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 #987883?: The RGB value is 152, 120, 131: 152 red, 120 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987883?: The complementary color is #78988D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.