What color is #987D76?

#987D76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987D76?

The RGB value is 152, 125, 118: 152 red, 125 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987D76?

The complementary color is #769198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987D76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987D76 color

#987D76 rgb(152, 125, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #987D76 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 49% green and 46.3% blue (152, 125, 118).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#987D76 color codes

HEX	`#987D76`
RGB	`rgb(152, 125, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 49%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.71, 9.26, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.71, 12.06, 39.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.553, 22.651, 20.268)`
Decimal	`9993590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987D76, 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 #987D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #987D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987d76; }
.text { color: #987d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 125 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987d76, #988e76); }

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Questions

What color is #987D76?: #987D76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987D76?: The RGB value is 152, 125, 118: 152 red, 125 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987D76?: The complementary color is #769198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987D76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.