What color is #98895E?

#98895E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98895E?

The RGB value is 152, 137, 94: 152 red, 137 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98895E?

The complementary color is #5E6D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98895E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98895E color

#98895E rgb(152, 137, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #98895E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 53.7% green and 36.9% blue (152, 137, 94).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 38% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#98895E color codes

HEX	`#98895E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 137, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 53.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 38%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 38%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.44, -0.89, 25.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.44, 25.15, 92.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.915, 25.376, 14.226)`
Decimal	`9996638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98895E, 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 #98895E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98895E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #98895E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98895e; }
.text { color: #98895e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98895e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 137 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98895e, #8a985e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #98895E?: #98895E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98895E?: The RGB value is 152, 137, 94: 152 red, 137 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98895E?: The complementary color is #5E6D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98895E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.