What color is #987B6B?

#987B6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987B6B?

The RGB value is 152, 123, 107: 152 red, 123 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987B6B?

The complementary color is #6B8898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987B6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987B6B color

#987B6B rgb(152, 123, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #987B6B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 48.2% green and 42% blue (152, 123, 107).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 30% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#987B6B color codes

HEX	`#987B6B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 123, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 48.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 30%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.92, 8.75, 12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.92, 15.67, 56.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.686, 21.904, 16.94)`
Decimal	`9993067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987B6B, 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 #987B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987B6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #987B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987b6b; }
.text { color: #987b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 123 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987b6b, #98916b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #987B6B?: #987B6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987B6B?: The RGB value is 152, 123, 107: 152 red, 123 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987B6B?: The complementary color is #6B8898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987B6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.