What color is #987C86?

#987C86 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987C86?

The RGB value is 152, 124, 134: 152 red, 124 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987C86?

The complementary color is #7C988E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987C86?

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.

#987C86 color

#987C86 rgb(152, 124, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #987C86 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 48.6% green and 52.5% blue (152, 124, 134).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#987C86 color codes

HEX	`#987C86`
RGB	`rgb(152, 124, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 48.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.88, 12.52, -1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.88, 12.59, 353.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.459, 22.813, 25.664)`
Decimal	`9993350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987C86, 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 #987C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987C86 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 #987C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987c86; }
.text { color: #987c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 124 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987c86, #98807c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #987C86?: #987C86 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987C86?: The RGB value is 152, 124, 134: 152 red, 124 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987C86?: The complementary color is #7C988E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987C86?: 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.