What color is #98745D?

#98745D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98745D?

The RGB value is 152, 116, 93: 152 red, 116 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98745D?

The complementary color is #5D8198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98745D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98745D color

#98745D rgb(152, 116, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #98745D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 45.5% green and 36.5% blue (152, 116, 93).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#98745D color codes

HEX	`#98745D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 116, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 45.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.79, 10.89, 18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.79, 21.18, 59.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.171, 19.958, 13.091)`
Decimal	`9991261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98745D, 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 #98745D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98745D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #98745D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98745d; }
.text { color: #98745d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98745d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 116 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98745d, #98915d); }

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Questions

What color is #98745D?: #98745D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98745D?: The RGB value is 152, 116, 93: 152 red, 116 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98745D?: The complementary color is #5D8198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98745D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.