What color is #988573?

#988573 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988573?

The RGB value is 152, 133, 115: 152 red, 133 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988573?

The complementary color is #738698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988573 color

#988573 rgb(152, 133, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #988573 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 52.2% green and 45.1% blue (152, 133, 115).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#988573 color codes

HEX	`#988573`
RGB	`rgb(152, 133, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 52.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.77, 4.24, 12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.77, 13.07, 71.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.431, 24.689, 19.695)`
Decimal	`9995635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988573, 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 #988573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #988573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988573; }
.text { color: #988573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 133 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988573, #989873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #988573?: #988573 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988573?: The RGB value is 152, 133, 115: 152 red, 133 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988573?: The complementary color is #738698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.