What color is #987F87?

#987F87 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #987F87?

The RGB value is 152, 127, 135: 152 red, 127 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #987F87?

The complementary color is #7F9890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #987F87?

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.

#987F87 color

#987F87 rgb(152, 127, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #987F87 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 49.8% green and 52.9% blue (152, 127, 135).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#987F87 color codes

HEX	`#987F87`
RGB	`rgb(152, 127, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 49.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.69, 10.97, -0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.69, 11, 356.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.911, 23.604, 26.161)`
Decimal	`9994119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #987F87, 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 #987F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#987F87 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 #987F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #987f87; }
.text { color: #987f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #987f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 127 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #987f87, #98847f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #987F87?: #987F87 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #987F87?: The RGB value is 152, 127, 135: 152 red, 127 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #987F87?: The complementary color is #7F9890, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #987F87?: 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.