What color is #988D79?

#988D79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988D79?

The RGB value is 152, 141, 121: 152 red, 141 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988D79?

The complementary color is #798498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988D79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988D79 color

#988D79 rgb(152, 141, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988D79 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 55.3% green and 47.5% blue (152, 141, 121).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#988D79 color codes

HEX	`#988D79`
RGB	`rgb(152, 141, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 55.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.07, 0.67, 12.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.07, 12.18, 86.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.925, 27.106, 21.952)`
Decimal	`9997689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988D79, 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 #988D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #988D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988d79; }
.text { color: #988d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 141 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988d79, #939879); }

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Questions

What color is #988D79?: #988D79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988D79?: The RGB value is 152, 141, 121: 152 red, 141 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988D79?: The complementary color is #798498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988D79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.