What color is #988276?

#988276 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988276?

The RGB value is 152, 130, 118: 152 red, 130 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988276?

The complementary color is #768C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988276?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988276 color

#988276 rgb(152, 130, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988276 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 51% green and 46.3% blue (152, 130, 118).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#988276 color codes

HEX	`#988276`
RGB	`rgb(152, 130, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 51%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.04, 6.41, 9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.04, 11.54, 56.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.202, 23.949, 20.484)`
Decimal	`9994870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988276, 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 #988276	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988276 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #988276 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988276; }
.text { color: #988276; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988276; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 130 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988276, #989376); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #988276?: #988276 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988276?: The RGB value is 152, 130, 118: 152 red, 130 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988276?: The complementary color is #768C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988276?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.