What color is #98886F?

#98886F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98886F?

The RGB value is 152, 136, 111: 152 red, 136 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98886F?

The complementary color is #6F7F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98886F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98886F color

#98886F rgb(152, 136, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #98886F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 53.3% green and 43.5% blue (152, 136, 111).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#98886F color codes

HEX	`#98886F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 136, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 53.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.49, 1.95, 15.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.49, 15.77, 82.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.622, 25.432, 18.648)`
Decimal	`9996399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98886F, 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 #98886F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98886F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #98886F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98886f; }
.text { color: #98886f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98886f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 136 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98886f, #93986f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #98886F?: #98886F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98886F?: The RGB value is 152, 136, 111: 152 red, 136 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98886F?: The complementary color is #6F7F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98886F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.