What color is #98957C?

#98957C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98957C?

The RGB value is 152, 149, 124: 152 red, 149 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98957C?

The complementary color is #7C7F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98957C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98957C color

#98957C rgb(152, 149, 124)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #98957C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58.4% green and 48.6% blue (152, 149, 124).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 12% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#98957C color codes

HEX	`#98957C`
RGB	`rgb(152, 149, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 12%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.33, -3.28, 13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.33, 14.02, 103.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.334, 29.626, 23.343)`
Decimal	`9999740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98957C, 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 #98957C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98957C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #98957C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98957c; }
.text { color: #98957c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98957c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 149 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98957c, #8d987c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #98957C?: #98957C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98957C?: The RGB value is 152, 149, 124: 152 red, 149 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98957C?: The complementary color is #7C7F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98957C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.