What color is #987D7D?

#987D7D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987D7D?

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

What is the complementary color of #987D7D?

The complementary color is #7D9898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987D7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987D7D color

#987D7D rgb(152, 125, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #987D7D is a grayish red.

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

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

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#987D7D color codes

HEX	`#987D7D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 125, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 49%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.89, 10.4, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.89, 11.11, 20.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.984, 22.824, 22.54)`
Decimal	`9993597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987D7D, 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 #987D7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987D7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #987D7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987d7d; }
.text { color: #987d7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987d7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 125 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987d7d, #988b7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #987D7D?: #987D7D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987D7D?: The RGB value is 152, 125, 125: 152 red, 125 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987D7D?: The complementary color is #7D9898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987D7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.