What color is #988969?

#988969 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988969?

The RGB value is 152, 137, 105: 152 red, 137 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988969?

The complementary color is #697898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988969 color

#988969 rgb(152, 137, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #988969 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 53.7% green and 41.2% blue (152, 137, 105).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#988969 color codes

HEX	`#988969`
RGB	`rgb(152, 137, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 53.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.64, 0.54, 19.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.64, 19.26, 88.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.445, 25.587, 17.013)`
Decimal	`9996649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988969, 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 #988969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #988969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988969; }
.text { color: #988969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 137 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988969, #909869); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #988969?: #988969 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988969?: The RGB value is 152, 137, 105: 152 red, 137 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988969?: The complementary color is #697898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.