What color is #98897A?

#98897A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98897A?

The RGB value is 152, 137, 122: 152 red, 137 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98897A?

The complementary color is #7A8998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98897A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98897A color

#98897A rgb(152, 137, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98897A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 53.7% green and 47.8% blue (152, 137, 122).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#98897A color codes

HEX	`#98897A`
RGB	`rgb(152, 137, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 53.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.01, 3.08, 10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.01, 10.56, 73.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.407, 25.972, 22.083)`
Decimal	`9996666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98897A, 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 #98897A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98897A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #98897A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98897a; }
.text { color: #98897a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98897a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 137 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98897a, #98987a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #98897A?: #98897A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98897A?: The RGB value is 152, 137, 122: 152 red, 137 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98897A?: The complementary color is #7A8998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98897A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.