What color is #987A65?

#987A65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987A65?

The RGB value is 152, 122, 101: 152 red, 122 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987A65?

The complementary color is #658398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987A65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987A65 color

#987A65 rgb(152, 122, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #987A65 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 47.8% green and 39.6% blue (152, 122, 101).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 34% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#987A65 color codes

HEX	`#987A65`
RGB	`rgb(152, 122, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 47.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 34%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.53, 8.49, 15.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.53, 18.04, 61.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.258, 21.535, 15.294)`
Decimal	`9992805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987A65, 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 #987A65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987A65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #987A65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987a65; }
.text { color: #987a65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987a65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 122 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987a65, #989465); }

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Questions

What color is #987A65?: #987A65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987A65?: The RGB value is 152, 122, 101: 152 red, 122 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987A65?: The complementary color is #658398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987A65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.