What color is #987A6F?

#987A6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987A6F?

The RGB value is 152, 122, 111: 152 red, 122 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987A6F?

The complementary color is #6F8D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987A6F?

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.

#987A6F color

#987A6F rgb(152, 122, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #987A6F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 47.8% green and 43.5% blue (152, 122, 111).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#987A6F color codes

HEX	`#987A6F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 122, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 47.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.75, 9.91, 10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.75, 14.39, 46.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.778, 21.743, 18.033)`
Decimal	`9992815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987A6F, 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 #987A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987A6F 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 #987A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987a6f; }
.text { color: #987a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 122 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987a6f, #988f6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #987A6F?: #987A6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987A6F?: The RGB value is 152, 122, 111: 152 red, 122 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987A6F?: The complementary color is #6F8D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987A6F?: 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.