What color is #987897?

#987897 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987897?

The RGB value is 152, 120, 151: 152 red, 120 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987897?

The complementary color is #789879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987897?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987897 color

#987897 rgb(152, 120, 151)

Shades of purple

The hex color #987897 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 47.1% green and 59.2% blue (152, 120, 151).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 1% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#987897 color codes

HEX	`#987897`
RGB	`rgb(152, 120, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 47.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 1%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.39, 18.02, -11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.39, 21.63, 326.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.251, 22.343, 32.255)`
Decimal	`9992343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987897, 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 #987897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987897 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #987897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987897; }
.text { color: #987897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 120 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987897, #987887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #987897?: #987897 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987897?: The RGB value is 152, 120, 151: 152 red, 120 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987897?: The complementary color is #789879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987897?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.