What color is #98967E?

#98967E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98967E?

The RGB value is 152, 150, 126: 152 red, 150 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98967E?

The complementary color is #7E8098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98967E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98967E color

#98967E rgb(152, 150, 126)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #98967E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 58.8% green and 49.4% blue (152, 150, 126).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Pebble (#9D9880), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#98967E color codes

HEX	`#98967E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 150, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 58.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.65, -3.51, 12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.65, 13.42, 105.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.621, 29.995, 24.069)`
Decimal	`9999998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98967E, 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 #98967E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98967E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #98967E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98967e; }
.text { color: #98967e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98967e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 150 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98967e, #8d987e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #98967E?: #98967E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pebble. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98967E?: The RGB value is 152, 150, 126: 152 red, 150 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98967E?: The complementary color is #7E8098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98967E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.