What color is #987B69?

#987B69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987B69?

The RGB value is 152, 123, 105: 152 red, 123 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987B69?

The complementary color is #698698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987B69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987B69 color

#987B69 rgb(152, 123, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #987B69 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 48.2% green and 41.2% blue (152, 123, 105).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#987B69 color codes

HEX	`#987B69`
RGB	`rgb(152, 123, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 48.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, 8.47, 14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 16.44, 58.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.582, 21.862, 16.392)`
Decimal	`9993065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987B69, 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 #987B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #987B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987b69; }
.text { color: #987b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 123 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987b69, #989369); }

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Questions

What color is #987B69?: #987B69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987B69?: The RGB value is 152, 123, 105: 152 red, 123 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987B69?: The complementary color is #698698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987B69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.