What color is #98785D?

#98785D 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 #98785D?

The RGB value is 152, 120, 93: 152 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98785D?

The complementary color is #5D7D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98785D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98785D color

#98785D rgb(152, 120, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #98785D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 47.1% green and 36.5% blue (152, 120, 93).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#98785D color codes

HEX	`#98785D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 120, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 47.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.84, 8.6, 19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.84, 21.39, 66.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.642, 20.9, 13.248)`
Decimal	`9992285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98785D, 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 #98785D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98785D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #98785D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98785d; }
.text { color: #98785d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98785d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 120 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98785d, #98955d); }

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Questions

What color is #98785D?: #98785D 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 #98785D?: The RGB value is 152, 120, 93: 152 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98785D?: The complementary color is #5D7D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98785D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.