What color is #998E83?

#998E83 is a grayish orange known as Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Eiffel Tower?

The RGB value is 153, 142, 131: 153 red, 142 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Eiffel Tower?

The complementary color is #838E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998E83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Eiffel Tower color: hex code #998E83

#998E83 rgb(153, 142, 131)

Shades of gray

Eiffel Tower has the hex code #998E83. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 55.7% green and 51.4% blue (153, 142, 131).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

Eiffel Tower (#998E83) color codes

HEX	`#998E83`
RGB	`rgb(153, 142, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 55.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.67, 2.14, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.67, 7.64, 73.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.906, 27.757, 25.409)`
Decimal	`10063491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Eiffel Tower, 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 #998E83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998E83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #998E83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998e83; }
.text { color: #998e83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998e83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 142 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998e83, #999983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #998E83 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #998E83?: #998E83 is a grayish orange known as Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Eiffel Tower?: The RGB value is 153, 142, 131: 153 red, 142 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Eiffel Tower?: The complementary color is #838E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998E83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.