What color is #988B81?

#988B81 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 #988B81?

The RGB value is 152, 139, 129: 152 red, 139 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988B81?

The complementary color is #818E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988B81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988B81 color

#988B81 rgb(152, 139, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988B81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 54.5% green and 50.6% blue (152, 139, 129).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#988B81 color codes

HEX	`#988B81`
RGB	`rgb(152, 139, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 54.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.72, 3.1, 7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.72, 7.75, 66.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.144, 26.726, 24.546)`
Decimal	`9997185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988B81, 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 #988B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #988B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988b81; }
.text { color: #988b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 139 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988b81, #989781); }

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Questions

What color is #988B81?: #988B81 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 #988B81?: The RGB value is 152, 139, 129: 152 red, 139 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988B81?: The complementary color is #818E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988B81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.