What color is #988774?

#988774 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988774?

The RGB value is 152, 135, 116: 152 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988774?

The complementary color is #748598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988774 color

#988774 rgb(152, 135, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988774 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 52.9% green and 45.5% blue (152, 135, 116).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#988774 color codes

HEX	`#988774`
RGB	`rgb(152, 135, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 52.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, 3.26, 12.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 12.99, 75.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.765, 25.265, 20.092)`
Decimal	`9996148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988774, 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 #988774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #988774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988774; }
.text { color: #988774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 135 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988774, #979874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #988774?: #988774 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988774?: The RGB value is 152, 135, 116: 152 red, 135 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988774?: The complementary color is #748598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.