What color is #988580?

#988580 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 #988580?

The RGB value is 152, 133, 128: 152 red, 133 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988580?

The complementary color is #809398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988580?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988580 color

#988580 rgb(152, 133, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988580 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 52.2% green and 50.2% blue (152, 133, 128).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#988580 color codes

HEX	`#988580`
RGB	`rgb(152, 133, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 52.2%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.08, 6.33, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.08, 8.28, 40.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.233, 25.01, 23.916)`
Decimal	`9995648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988580, 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 #988580	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988580 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #988580 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988580; }
.text { color: #988580; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988580; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 133 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988580, #989180); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #988580?: #988580 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 #988580?: The RGB value is 152, 133, 128: 152 red, 133 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988580?: The complementary color is #809398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988580?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.