What color is #985B4E?

#985B4E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #985B4E?

The RGB value is 152, 91, 78: 152 red, 91 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #985B4E?

The complementary color is #4E8B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #985B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#985B4E color

#985B4E rgb(152, 91, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #985B4E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 35.7% green and 30.6% blue (152, 91, 78).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 49% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Chutney (#9F5E4E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#985B4E color codes

HEX	`#985B4E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 91, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 35.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 49%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.23, 23.55, 18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.23, 29.73, 37.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.066, 14.709, 9.094)`
Decimal	`9984846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #985B4E, 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 #985B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#985B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #985B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #985b4e; }
.text { color: #985b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #985b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 91 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #985b4e, #98804e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #985B4E?: #985B4E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #985B4E?: The RGB value is 152, 91, 78: 152 red, 91 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #985B4E?: The complementary color is #4E8B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #985B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.