What color is #98815B?

#98815B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98815B?

The RGB value is 152, 129, 91: 152 red, 129 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98815B?

The complementary color is #5B7298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98815B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98815B color

#98815B rgb(152, 129, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #98815B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 50.6% green and 35.7% blue (152, 129, 91).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 40% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Banner Gold (#A28557), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#98815B color codes

HEX	`#98815B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 129, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 50.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 40%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 40%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, 3.23, 23.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 24.09, 82.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.688, 23.132, 13.165)`
Decimal	`9994587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98815B, 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 #98815B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98815B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #98815B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98815b; }
.text { color: #98815b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98815b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 129 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98815b, #91985b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #98815B?: #98815B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Banner Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98815B?: The RGB value is 152, 129, 91: 152 red, 129 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98815B?: The complementary color is #5B7298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98815B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.