What color is #988F3F?

#988F3F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988F3F?

The RGB value is 152, 143, 63: 152 red, 143 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988F3F?

The complementary color is #3F4898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988F3F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988F3F color

#988F3F rgb(152, 143, 63)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #988F3F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.1% green and 24.7% blue (152, 143, 63).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 41% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 59% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#988F3F color codes

HEX	`#988F3F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 143, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 41%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 59%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 59%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.68, -7.31, 42.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.68, 43.55, 99.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.669, 26.68, 8.605)`
Decimal	`9998143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988F3F, 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 #988F3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988F3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #988F3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988f3f; }
.text { color: #988f3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988f3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 143 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988f3f, #75983f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #988F3F?: #988F3F is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988F3F?: The RGB value is 152, 143, 63: 152 red, 143 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988F3F?: The complementary color is #3F4898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988F3F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.