What color is #988E62?

#988E62 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 #988E62?

The RGB value is 152, 142, 98: 152 red, 142 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988E62?

The complementary color is #626C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988E62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988E62 color

#988E62 rgb(152, 142, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #988E62 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 55.7% green and 38.4% blue (152, 142, 98).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 22% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#988E62 color codes

HEX	`#988E62`
RGB	`rgb(152, 142, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 55.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 36%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.89, -3.16, 24.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.89, 25.02, 97.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.827, 26.904, 15.438)`
Decimal	`9997922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988E62, 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 #988E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #988E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988e62; }
.text { color: #988e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 142 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988e62, #879862); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #988E62?: #988E62 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 #988E62?: The RGB value is 152, 142, 98: 152 red, 142 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988E62?: The complementary color is #626C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988E62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.