What color is #986551?

#986551 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #986551?

The RGB value is 152, 101, 81: 152 red, 101 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986551?

The complementary color is #518498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986551 color

#986551 rgb(152, 101, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #986551 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 39.6% green and 31.8% blue (152, 101, 81).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 30% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 47% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Weathered Leather (#90614A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#986551 color codes

HEX	`#986551`
RGB	`rgb(152, 101, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 39.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 30%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 47%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 47%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.72, 18.13, 19.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.72, 26.78, 47.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.089, 16.578, 9.978)`
Decimal	`9987409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986551, 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 #986551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#986551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #986551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986551; }
.text { color: #986551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 101 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986551, #988951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #986551?: #986551 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #986551?: The RGB value is 152, 101, 81: 152 red, 101 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986551?: The complementary color is #518498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.