What color is #98837B?

#98837B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98837B?

The RGB value is 152, 131, 123: 152 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98837B?

The complementary color is #7B9098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98837B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98837B color

#98837B rgb(152, 131, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98837B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 51.4% green and 48.2% blue (152, 131, 123).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% 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 5.87:1).

#98837B color codes

HEX	`#98837B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 131, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 51.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.43, 6.64, 7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.43, 9.85, 47.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.64, 24.339, 22.135)`
Decimal	`9995131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98837B, 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 #98837B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98837B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	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 #98837B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98837b; }
.text { color: #98837b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98837b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 131 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98837b, #98917b); }

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Questions

What color is #98837B?: #98837B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98837B?: The RGB value is 152, 131, 123: 152 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98837B?: The complementary color is #7B9098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98837B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.87:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.