What color is #98907C?

#98907C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98907C?

The RGB value is 152, 144, 124: 152 red, 144 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98907C?

The complementary color is #7C8498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98907C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98907C color

#98907C rgb(152, 144, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98907C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 56.5% green and 48.6% blue (152, 144, 124).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#98907C color codes

HEX	`#98907C`
RGB	`rgb(152, 144, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 56.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.96, -0.52, 11.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.96, 11.72, 92.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.56, 28.078, 23.085)`
Decimal	`9998460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98907C, 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 #98907C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98907C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #98907C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98907c; }
.text { color: #98907c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98907c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 144 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98907c, #92987c); }

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Questions

What color is #98907C?: #98907C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98907C?: The RGB value is 152, 144, 124: 152 red, 144 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98907C?: The complementary color is #7C8498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98907C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.