What color is #988983?

#988983 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 #988983?

The RGB value is 152, 137, 131: 152 red, 137 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988983?

The complementary color is #839298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988983?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988983 color

#988983 rgb(152, 137, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988983 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 53.7% green and 51.4% blue (152, 137, 131).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#988983 color codes

HEX	`#988983`
RGB	`rgb(152, 137, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 53.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.23, 4.57, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.23, 6.97, 49.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.991, 26.206, 25.157)`
Decimal	`9996675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988983, 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 #988983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #988983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988983; }
.text { color: #988983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 137 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988983, #989483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #988983?: #988983 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 #988983?: The RGB value is 152, 137, 131: 152 red, 137 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988983?: The complementary color is #839298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988983?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.