What color is #988F84?

#988F84 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #988F84?

The RGB value is 152, 143, 132: 152 red, 143 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988F84?

The complementary color is #848D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988F84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988F84 color

#988F84 rgb(152, 143, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988F84 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.1% green and 51.8% blue (152, 143, 132).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#988F84 color codes

HEX	`#988F84`
RGB	`rgb(152, 143, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.88, 1.37, 7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.88, 7.18, 79.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.936, 27.987, 25.808)`
Decimal	`9998212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988F84, 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 #988F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #988F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988f84; }
.text { color: #988f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 143 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988f84, #979884); }

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Questions

What color is #988F84?: #988F84 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #988F84?: The RGB value is 152, 143, 132: 152 red, 143 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988F84?: The complementary color is #848D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988F84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.