#987C3A Hex Color
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This unsaturated, muted olive sits between yellow and brown. With its warm, earthy personality, #987c3a works best as a supporting tone or accent rather than a primary background color. It pairs surprisingly well with deep charcoal or muted teals to ground outdoor-focused branding. Because it maintains a 5.3:1 contrast ratio against black, this hex code is readable for small body text when used intentionally.
Questions about #987c3a
What is #987c3a in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #987c3a is rgb(152, 124, 58), in HSL hsl(42, 45%, 41%) and in CMYK 0%, 18%, 62%, 40%. Browse more shades of brown with names and hex codes.
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Is #987c3a readable on white or black?
#987c3a has a 3.97:1 contrast ratio on white and 5.27:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.