What color is #988377?

#988377 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988377?

The RGB value is 152, 131, 119: 152 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988377?

The complementary color is #778C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988377 color

#988377 rgb(152, 131, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988377 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 51.4% green and 46.7% blue (152, 131, 119).

Its hue angle is 22°, 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 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#988377 color codes

HEX	`#988377`
RGB	`rgb(152, 131, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 51.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.33, 6, 9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.33, 11.18, 57.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.395, 24.241, 20.843)`
Decimal	`9995127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988377, 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 #988377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #988377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988377; }
.text { color: #988377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 131 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988377, #989377); }

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Questions

What color is #988377?: #988377 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988377?: The RGB value is 152, 131, 119: 152 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988377?: The complementary color is #778C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.