What color is #987B77?

#987B77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987B77?

The RGB value is 152, 123, 119: 152 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987B77?

The complementary color is #779498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987B77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987B77 color

#987B77 rgb(152, 123, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #987B77 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 48.2% green and 46.7% blue (152, 123, 119).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#987B77 color codes

HEX	`#987B77`
RGB	`rgb(152, 123, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 48.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.21, 10.57, 6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.21, 12.37, 31.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.362, 22.174, 20.499)`
Decimal	`9993079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987B77, 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 #987B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #987B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987b77; }
.text { color: #987b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 123 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987b77, #988b77); }

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Questions

What color is #987B77?: #987B77 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987B77?: The RGB value is 152, 123, 119: 152 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987B77?: The complementary color is #779498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987B77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.