What color is #988686?

#988686 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988686?

The RGB value is 152, 134, 134: 152 red, 134 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988686?

The complementary color is #869898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988686 color

#988686 rgb(152, 134, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988686 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 52.5% green and 52.5% blue (152, 134, 134).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#988686 color codes

HEX	`#988686`
RGB	`rgb(152, 134, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 52.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.51, 6.8, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.51, 7.24, 20.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.777, 25.447, 26.104)`
Decimal	`9995910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988686, 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 #988686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #988686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988686; }
.text { color: #988686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 134 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988686, #988f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #988686?: #988686 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988686?: The RGB value is 152, 134, 134: 152 red, 134 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988686?: The complementary color is #869898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.