What color is #987E8F?

#987E8F 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 #987E8F?

The RGB value is 152, 126, 143: 152 red, 126 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987E8F?

The complementary color is #7E9887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987E8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987E8F color

#987E8F rgb(152, 126, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #987E8F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 49.4% green and 56.1% blue (152, 126, 143).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#987E8F color codes

HEX	`#987E8F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 126, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 49.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.67, 13.02, -5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.67, 14.1, 337.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.367, 23.581, 29.197)`
Decimal	`9993871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987E8F, 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 #987E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #987E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987e8f; }
.text { color: #987e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 126 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987e8f, #987e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #987E8F?: #987E8F 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 #987E8F?: The RGB value is 152, 126, 143: 152 red, 126 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987E8F?: The complementary color is #7E9887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987E8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.