What color is #98887F?

#98887F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98887F?

The RGB value is 152, 136, 127: 152 red, 136 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98887F?

The complementary color is #7F8F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98887F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98887F color

#98887F rgb(152, 136, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98887F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 53.3% green and 49.8% blue (152, 136, 127).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#98887F color codes

HEX	`#98887F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 136, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 53.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.86, 4.46, 7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.86, 8.32, 57.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.584, 25.817, 23.71)`
Decimal	`9996415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98887F, 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 #98887F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98887F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #98887F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98887f; }
.text { color: #98887f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98887f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 136 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98887f, #98957f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #98887F?: #98887F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98887F?: The RGB value is 152, 136, 127: 152 red, 136 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98887F?: The complementary color is #7F8F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98887F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.