What color is #987C90?

#987C90 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987C90?

The RGB value is 152, 124, 144: 152 red, 124 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987C90?

The complementary color is #7C9884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987C90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987C90 color

#987C90 rgb(152, 124, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #987C90 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 48.6% green and 56.5% blue (152, 124, 144).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 5% 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 5.62:1).

#987C90 color codes

HEX	`#987C90`
RGB	`rgb(152, 124, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 48.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.18, 14.36, -6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.18, 15.85, 334.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.19, 23.105, 29.513)`
Decimal	`9993360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987C90, 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 #987C90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987C90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #987C90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987c90; }
.text { color: #987c90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987c90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 124 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987c90, #987c82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #987C90?: #987C90 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987C90?: The RGB value is 152, 124, 144: 152 red, 124 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987C90?: The complementary color is #7C9884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987C90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.