What color is #988D86?

#988D86 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 #988D86?

The RGB value is 152, 141, 134: 152 red, 141 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988D86?

The complementary color is #869198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988D86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988D86 color

#988D86 rgb(152, 141, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988D86 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 55.3% green and 52.5% blue (152, 141, 134).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#988D86 color codes

HEX	`#988D86`
RGB	`rgb(152, 141, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 55.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.39, 2.84, 5.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.39, 5.93, 61.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.776, 27.447, 26.437)`
Decimal	`9997702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988D86, 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 #988D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #988D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988d86; }
.text { color: #988d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 141 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988d86, #989686); }

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Questions

What color is #988D86?: #988D86 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 #988D86?: The RGB value is 152, 141, 134: 152 red, 141 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988D86?: The complementary color is #869198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988D86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.