What color is #986E64?

#986E64 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #986E64?

The RGB value is 152, 110, 100: 152 red, 110 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #986E64?

The complementary color is #648E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #986E64?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#986E64 color

#986E64 rgb(152, 110, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #986E64 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 43.1% green and 39.2% blue (152, 110, 100).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 34% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#986E64 color codes

HEX	`#986E64`
RGB	`rgb(152, 110, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 43.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 34%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, 15.26, 12.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 19.51, 38.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.826, 18.749, 14.576)`
Decimal	`9989732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #986E64, 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 #986E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#986E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #986E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #986e64; }
.text { color: #986e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #986e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 110 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #986e64, #988864); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #986E64?: #986E64 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #986E64?: The RGB value is 152, 110, 100: 152 red, 110 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #986E64?: The complementary color is #648E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #986E64?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.