What color is #988287?

#988287 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988287?

The RGB value is 152, 130, 135: 152 red, 130 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988287?

The complementary color is #829893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988287 color

#988287 rgb(152, 130, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988287 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 51% green and 52.9% blue (152, 130, 135).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#988287 color codes

HEX	`#988287`
RGB	`rgb(152, 130, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 51%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.48, 9.25, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.48, 9.26, 2.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.304, 24.391, 26.292)`
Decimal	`9994887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988287, 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 #988287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #988287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988287; }
.text { color: #988287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 130 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988287, #988882); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #988287?: #988287 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988287?: The RGB value is 152, 130, 135: 152 red, 130 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988287?: The complementary color is #829893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.