What color is #987889?

#987889 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 #987889?

The RGB value is 152, 120, 137: 152 red, 120 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987889?

The complementary color is #789887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987889 color

#987889 rgb(152, 120, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #987889 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 47.1% green and 53.7% blue (152, 120, 137).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#987889 color codes

HEX	`#987889`
RGB	`rgb(152, 120, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 47.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.94, 15.37, -4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.94, 16.01, 343.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.18, 21.915, 26.618)`
Decimal	`9992329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987889, 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 #987889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #987889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987889; }
.text { color: #987889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 120 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987889, #987879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #987889?: #987889 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 #987889?: The RGB value is 152, 120, 137: 152 red, 120 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987889?: The complementary color is #789887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.