What color is #987B8E?

#987B8E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987B8E?

The RGB value is 152, 123, 142: 152 red, 123 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987B8E?

The complementary color is #7B9885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987B8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987B8E color

#987B8E rgb(152, 123, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #987B8E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 48.2% green and 55.7% blue (152, 123, 142).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#987B8E color codes

HEX	`#987B8E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 123, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 48.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.86, 14.56, -6.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.86, 15.75, 337.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.914, 22.795, 28.673)`
Decimal	`9993102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987B8E, 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 #987B8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987B8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #987B8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987b8e; }
.text { color: #987b8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987b8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 123 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987b8e, #987b80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #987B8E?: #987B8E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987B8E?: The RGB value is 152, 123, 142: 152 red, 123 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987B8E?: The complementary color is #7B9885, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987B8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.