What color is #98885C?

#98885C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98885C?

The RGB value is 152, 136, 92: 152 red, 136 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98885C?

The complementary color is #5C6C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98885C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98885C color

#98885C rgb(152, 136, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #98885C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 53.3% green and 36.1% blue (152, 136, 92).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#98885C color codes

HEX	`#98885C`
RGB	`rgb(152, 136, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 53.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.13, -0.58, 25.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.13, 25.85, 91.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.685, 25.057, 13.712)`
Decimal	`9996380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98885C, 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 #98885C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98885C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #98885C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98885c; }
.text { color: #98885c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98885c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 136 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98885c, #8a985c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #98885C?: #98885C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98885C?: The RGB value is 152, 136, 92: 152 red, 136 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98885C?: The complementary color is #5C6C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98885C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.