What color is #987E92?

#987E92 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987E92?

The RGB value is 152, 126, 146: 152 red, 126 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987E92?

The complementary color is #7E9884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987E92 color

#987E92 rgb(152, 126, 146)

Shades of purple

The hex color #987E92 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 49.4% green and 57.3% blue (152, 126, 146).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#987E92 color codes

HEX	`#987E92`
RGB	`rgb(152, 126, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 49.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 4%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.76, 13.59, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.76, 15.29, 332.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.598, 23.673, 30.409)`
Decimal	`9993874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987E92, 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 #987E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #987E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987e92; }
.text { color: #987e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 126 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987e92, #987e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #987E92?: #987E92 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987E92?: The RGB value is 152, 126, 146: 152 red, 126 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987E92?: The complementary color is #7E9884, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.