What color is #988F61?

#988F61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988F61?

The RGB value is 152, 143, 97: 152 red, 143 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988F61?

The complementary color is #616A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988F61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988F61 color

#988F61 rgb(152, 143, 97)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #988F61 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.1% green and 38% blue (152, 143, 97).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 22% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 36% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#988F61 color codes

HEX	`#988F61`
RGB	`rgb(152, 143, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 22%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 36%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.14, -3.84, 25.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.14, 26, 98.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.929, 27.184, 15.241)`
Decimal	`9998177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988F61, 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 #988F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #988F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988f61; }
.text { color: #988f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 143 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988f61, #859861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #988F61?: #988F61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988F61?: The RGB value is 152, 143, 97: 152 red, 143 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988F61?: The complementary color is #616A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988F61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.