#986979
Rose Gold · medium warm pink
About #986979
With the hex code #986979, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 41% green and 47% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Rose Gold — a ΔE of 12.9 — followed by Old Rose. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #699888, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 4.63:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.53:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #986979?
With the hex code #986979, this is a medium pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 60% red, 41% green and 47% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #986979?
Use black text. Black on #986979 has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #986979?
Its complementary colour is #699888, and analogous partners are #986990 and #987169.