What color is #988B4B?

#988B4B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988B4B?

The RGB value is 152, 139, 75: 152 red, 139 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988B4B?

The complementary color is #4B5898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988B4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988B4B color

#988B4B rgb(152, 139, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #988B4B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 54.5% green and 29.4% blue (152, 139, 75).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 34% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 51% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#988B4B color codes

HEX	`#988B4B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 139, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 54.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 34%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 51%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 51%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.7, -4.08, 35.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.7, 35.97, 96.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.452, 25.65, 10.371)`
Decimal	`9997131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988B4B, 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 #988B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #988B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988b4b; }
.text { color: #988b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 139 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988b4b, #7f984b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #988B4B?: #988B4B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988B4B?: The RGB value is 152, 139, 75: 152 red, 139 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988B4B?: The complementary color is #4B5898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988B4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.