What color is #988D81?

#988D81 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 #988D81?

The RGB value is 152, 141, 129: 152 red, 141 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988D81?

The complementary color is #818C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988D81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988D81 color

#988D81 rgb(152, 141, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988D81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 55.3% green and 50.6% blue (152, 141, 129).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#988D81 color codes

HEX	`#988D81`
RGB	`rgb(152, 141, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 55.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.26, 1.98, 7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.26, 8.12, 75.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.436, 27.311, 24.643)`
Decimal	`9997697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988D81, 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 #988D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #988D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988d81; }
.text { color: #988d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 141 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988d81, #979881); }

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Questions

What color is #988D81?: #988D81 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 #988D81?: The RGB value is 152, 141, 129: 152 red, 141 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988D81?: The complementary color is #818C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988D81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.