What color is #988251?

#988251 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988251?

The RGB value is 152, 130, 81: 152 red, 130 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988251?

The complementary color is #516798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988251?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988251 color

#988251 rgb(152, 130, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #988251 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 51% green and 31.8% blue (152, 130, 81).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 30% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 47% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#988251 color codes

HEX	`#988251`
RGB	`rgb(152, 130, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 51%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 30%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 47%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 47%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.31, 1.54, 29.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.31, 29.6, 87.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.417, 23.236, 11.087)`
Decimal	`9994833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988251, 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 #988251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #988251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988251; }
.text { color: #988251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 130 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988251, #8b9851); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #988251?: #988251 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988251?: The RGB value is 152, 130, 81: 152 red, 130 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988251?: The complementary color is #516798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988251?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.