What color is #987A98?

#987A98 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987A98?

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

What is the complementary color of #987A98?

The complementary color is #7A987A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987A98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987A98 color

#987A98 rgb(152, 122, 152)

Shades of purple

The hex color #987A98 is a grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#987A98 color codes

HEX	`#987A98`
RGB	`rgb(152, 122, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 47.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.93, 17.07, -11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.93, 20.71, 325.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.575, 22.862, 32.765)`
Decimal	`9992856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987A98, 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 #987A98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987A98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #987A98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987a98; }
.text { color: #987a98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987a98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 122 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987a98, #987a89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #987A98?: #987A98 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987A98?: The RGB value is 152, 122, 152: 152 red, 122 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987A98?: The complementary color is #7A987A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987A98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.