What color is #987972?

#987972 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987972?

The RGB value is 152, 121, 114: 152 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987972?

The complementary color is #729198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987972 color

#987972 rgb(152, 121, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #987972 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 47.5% green and 44.7% blue (152, 121, 114).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#987972 color codes

HEX	`#987972`
RGB	`rgb(152, 121, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 47.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.56, 10.94, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.56, 13.8, 37.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.824, 21.566, 18.877)`
Decimal	`9992562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987972, 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 #987972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #987972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987972; }
.text { color: #987972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 121 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987972, #988c72); }

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Questions

What color is #987972?: #987972 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987972?: The RGB value is 152, 121, 114: 152 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987972?: The complementary color is #729198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.