What color is #988C55?

#988C55 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988C55?

The RGB value is 152, 140, 85: 152 red, 140 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988C55?

The complementary color is #556198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988C55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988C55 color

#988C55 rgb(152, 140, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #988C55 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 54.9% green and 33.3% blue (152, 140, 85).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 28% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#988C55 color codes

HEX	`#988C55`
RGB	`rgb(152, 140, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 54.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 28%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.12, -3.6, 30.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.12, 31.15, 96.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.967, 26.088, 12.366)`
Decimal	`9997397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988C55, 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 #988C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #988C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988c55; }
.text { color: #988c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 140 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988c55, #839855); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #988C55?: #988C55 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988C55?: The RGB value is 152, 140, 85: 152 red, 140 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988C55?: The complementary color is #556198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988C55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.