What color is #988D5F?

#988D5F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988D5F?

The RGB value is 152, 141, 95: 152 red, 141 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988D5F?

The complementary color is #5F6A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988D5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988D5F color

#988D5F rgb(152, 141, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #988D5F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 55.3% green and 37.3% blue (152, 141, 95).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#988D5F color codes

HEX	`#988D5F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 141, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 55.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 38%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.56, -2.99, 26.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.56, 26.22, 96.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.54, 26.552, 14.657)`
Decimal	`9997663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988D5F, 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 #988D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #988D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988d5f; }
.text { color: #988d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 141 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988d5f, #86985f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #988D5F?: #988D5F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988D5F?: The RGB value is 152, 141, 95: 152 red, 141 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988D5F?: The complementary color is #5F6A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988D5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.