What color is #998287?

#998287 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998287?

The RGB value is 153, 130, 135: 153 red, 130 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998287?

The complementary color is #829994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998287 color

#998287 rgb(153, 130, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998287 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51% green and 52.9% blue (153, 130, 135).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#998287 color codes

HEX	`#998287`
RGB	`rgb(153, 130, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, 9.64, 0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 9.65, 3.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.492, 24.487, 26.301)`
Decimal	`10060423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998287, 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 #998287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #998287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998287; }
.text { color: #998287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 130 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998287, #998882); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #998287?: #998287 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998287?: The RGB value is 153, 130, 135: 153 red, 130 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998287?: The complementary color is #829994, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.