What color is #988A77?

#988A77 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988A77?

The RGB value is 152, 138, 119: 152 red, 138 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988A77?

The complementary color is #778598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988A77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988A77 color

#988A77 rgb(152, 138, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988A77 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 54.1% green and 46.7% blue (152, 138, 119).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#988A77 color codes

HEX	`#988A77`
RGB	`rgb(152, 138, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 54.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.21, 2.04, 12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.21, 12.26, 80.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.367, 26.185, 21.167)`
Decimal	`9996919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988A77, 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 #988A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #988A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988a77; }
.text { color: #988a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 138 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988a77, #969877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #988A77?: #988A77 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988A77?: The RGB value is 152, 138, 119: 152 red, 138 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988A77?: The complementary color is #778598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988A77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.