What color is #98816A?

#98816A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98816A?

The RGB value is 152, 129, 106: 152 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98816A?

The complementary color is #6A8198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98816A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98816A color

#98816A rgb(152, 129, 106)

Shades of brown

The hex color #98816A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 50.6% green and 41.6% blue (152, 129, 106).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#98816A color codes

HEX	`#98816A`
RGB	`rgb(152, 129, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 50.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.5, 5.19, 15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.5, 16.58, 71.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.401, 23.417, 16.92)`
Decimal	`9994602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98816A, 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 #98816A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98816A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #98816A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98816a; }
.text { color: #98816a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98816a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 129 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98816a, #98986a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #98816A?: #98816A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98816A?: The RGB value is 152, 129, 106: 152 red, 129 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98816A?: The complementary color is #6A8198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98816A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.