What color is #988B4E?

#988B4E 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 #988B4E?

The RGB value is 152, 139, 78: 152 red, 139 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988B4E?

The complementary color is #4E5B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988B4E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988B4E color

#988B4E rgb(152, 139, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #988B4E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 54.5% green and 30.6% blue (152, 139, 78).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#988B4E color codes

HEX	`#988B4E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 139, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 54.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.74, -3.78, 34.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.74, 34.42, 96.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.557, 25.692, 10.924)`
Decimal	`9997134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988B4E, 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 #988B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #988B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988b4e; }
.text { color: #988b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 139 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988b4e, #80984e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #988B4E?: #988B4E 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 #988B4E?: The RGB value is 152, 139, 78: 152 red, 139 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988B4E?: The complementary color is #4E5B98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988B4E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.