What color is #988C7A?

#988C7A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988C7A?

The RGB value is 152, 140, 122: 152 red, 140 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988C7A?

The complementary color is #7A8698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988C7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988C7A color

#988C7A rgb(152, 140, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988C7A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 54.9% green and 47.8% blue (152, 140, 122).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#988C7A color codes

HEX	`#988C7A`
RGB	`rgb(152, 140, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 54.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.82, 1.39, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.82, 11.33, 82.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.84, 26.837, 22.227)`
Decimal	`9997434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988C7A, 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 #988C7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988C7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #988C7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988c7a; }
.text { color: #988c7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988c7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 140 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988c7a, #95987a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #988C7A?: #988C7A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988C7A?: The RGB value is 152, 140, 122: 152 red, 140 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988C7A?: The complementary color is #7A8698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988C7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.