What color is #988E67?

#988E67 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 #988E67?

The RGB value is 152, 142, 103: 152 red, 142 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988E67?

The complementary color is #677198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988E67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988E67 color

#988E67 rgb(152, 142, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #988E67 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 55.7% green and 40.4% blue (152, 142, 103).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 32% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#988E67 color codes

HEX	`#988E67`
RGB	`rgb(152, 142, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 55.7%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 32%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 32%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.98, -2.51, 22.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.98, 22.31, 96.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.07, 27.001, 16.72)`
Decimal	`9997927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988E67, 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 #988E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	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 #988E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988e67; }
.text { color: #988e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 142 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988e67, #8a9867); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #988E67?: #988E67 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 #988E67?: The RGB value is 152, 142, 103: 152 red, 142 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988E67?: The complementary color is #677198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988E67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.