What color is #988E7C?

#988E7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988E7C?

The RGB value is 152, 142, 124: 152 red, 142 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988E7C?

The complementary color is #7C8698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988E7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988E7C color

#988E7C rgb(152, 142, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988E7C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 55.7% green and 48.6% blue (152, 142, 124).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#988E7C color codes

HEX	`#988E7C`
RGB	`rgb(152, 142, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 55.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.41, 0.59, 10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.41, 10.95, 86.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.26, 27.477, 22.985)`
Decimal	`9997948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988E7C, 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 #988E7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988E7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #988E7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988e7c; }
.text { color: #988e7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988e7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 142 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988e7c, #94987c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #988E7C?: #988E7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988E7C?: The RGB value is 152, 142, 124: 152 red, 142 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988E7C?: The complementary color is #7C8698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988E7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.