What color is #988F6C?

#988F6C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988F6C?

The RGB value is 152, 143, 108: 152 red, 143 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988F6C?

The complementary color is #6C7598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988F6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988F6C color

#988F6C rgb(152, 143, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #988F6C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.1% green and 42.4% blue (152, 143, 108).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 18% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#988F6C color codes

HEX	`#988F6C`
RGB	`rgb(152, 143, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.1%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 18%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, -2.38, 19.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 20.02, 96.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.478, 27.404, 18.132)`
Decimal	`9998188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988F6C, 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 #988F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #988F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988f6c; }
.text { color: #988f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 143 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988f6c, #8b986c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #988F6C?: #988F6C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988F6C?: The RGB value is 152, 143, 108: 152 red, 143 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988F6C?: The complementary color is #6C7598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988F6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.