What color is #98847F?

#98847F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98847F?

The RGB value is 152, 132, 127: 152 red, 132 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98847F?

The complementary color is #7F9398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98847F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98847F color

#98847F rgb(152, 132, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98847F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 51.8% green and 49.8% blue (152, 132, 127).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#98847F color codes

HEX	`#98847F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 132, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 51.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.79, 6.73, 5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.79, 8.69, 39.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.031, 24.711, 23.526)`
Decimal	`9995391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98847F, 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 #98847F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98847F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #98847F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98847f; }
.text { color: #98847f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98847f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 132 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98847f, #98917f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #98847F?: #98847F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98847F?: The RGB value is 152, 132, 127: 152 red, 132 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98847F?: The complementary color is #7F9398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98847F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.