What color is #987F81?

#987F81 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987F81?

The RGB value is 152, 127, 129: 152 red, 127 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987F81?

The complementary color is #7F9896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987F81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#987F81 color

#987F81 rgb(152, 127, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #987F81 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 49.8% green and 50.6% blue (152, 127, 129).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#987F81 color codes

HEX	`#987F81`
RGB	`rgb(152, 127, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 49.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.52, 9.92, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.52, 10.24, 14.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.501, 23.44, 23.998)`
Decimal	`9994113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987F81, 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 #987F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #987F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987f81; }
.text { color: #987f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 127 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987f81, #988a7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #987F81?: #987F81 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987F81?: The RGB value is 152, 127, 129: 152 red, 127 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987F81?: The complementary color is #7F9896, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987F81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.