What color is #984218?

#984218 is a dark, moderate orange known as Hot Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hot Brown?

The RGB value is 152, 66, 24: 152 red, 66 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hot Brown?

The complementary color is #186E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #984218?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hot Brown color: hex code #984218

#984218 rgb(152, 66, 24)

Shades of brown

Hot Brown has the hex code #984218. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 25.9% green and 9.4% blue (152, 66, 24).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 73% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 84% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

Hot Brown (#984218) color codes

HEX	`#984218`
RGB	`rgb(152, 66, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 25.9%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 73%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 84%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 84%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.97, 33.66, 40.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.97, 52.99, 50.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.064, 10.64, 2.124)`
Decimal	`9978392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hot Brown, 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 #984218	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#984218 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	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 #984218 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #984218; }
.text { color: #984218; }
.border { border: 2px solid #984218; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 66 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #984218, #988218); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saddle Brown.

See #984218 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #984218?: #984218 is a dark, moderate orange known as Hot Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hot Brown?: The RGB value is 152, 66, 24: 152 red, 66 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hot Brown?: The complementary color is #186E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #984218?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.