What color is #98722C?

#98722C is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Puma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98722C?

The RGB value is 152, 114, 44: 152 red, 114 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98722C?

The complementary color is #2C5298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98722C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98722C color

#98722C rgb(152, 114, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #98722C is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 44.7% green and 17.3% blue (152, 114, 44).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 55% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 71% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Puma (#96711C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#98722C color codes

HEX	`#98722C`
RGB	`rgb(152, 114, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 44.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 55%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 71%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 71%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.56, 7.6, 43.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.56, 43.78, 80.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.422, 18.893, 5.006)`
Decimal	`9990700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98722C, 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 #98722C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98722C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #98722C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98722c; }
.text { color: #98722c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98722c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 114 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98722c, #88982c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #98722C?: #98722C is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Puma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98722C?: The RGB value is 152, 114, 44: 152 red, 114 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98722C?: The complementary color is #2C5298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98722C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.