What color is #988F86?

#988F86 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 #988F86?

The RGB value is 152, 143, 134: 152 red, 143 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #988F86?

The complementary color is #868F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #988F86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#988F86 color

#988F86 rgb(152, 143, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #988F86 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.1% green and 52.5% blue (152, 143, 134).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#988F86 color codes

HEX	`#988F86`
RGB	`rgb(152, 143, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.93, 1.71, 5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.93, 6.22, 74.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.074, 28.042, 26.536)`
Decimal	`9998214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #988F86, 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 #988F86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#988F86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #988F86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #988f86; }
.text { color: #988f86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #988f86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 143 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #988f86, #989886); }

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Questions

What color is #988F86?: #988F86 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 #988F86?: The RGB value is 152, 143, 134: 152 red, 143 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #988F86?: The complementary color is #868F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #988F86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.