What color is #98976F?

#98976F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98976F?

The RGB value is 152, 151, 111: 152 red, 151 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98976F?

The complementary color is #6F7098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98976F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98976F color

#98976F rgb(152, 151, 111)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #98976F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.2% green and 43.5% blue (152, 151, 111).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#98976F color codes

HEX	`#98976F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 151, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.62, -6.34, 21.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.62, 22.2, 106.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.885, 29.957, 19.402)`
Decimal	`10000239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98976F, 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 #98976F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#98976F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #98976F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98976f; }
.text { color: #98976f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98976f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 151 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98976f, #85986f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #98976F?: #98976F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98976F?: The RGB value is 152, 151, 111: 152 red, 151 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98976F?: The complementary color is #6F7098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98976F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.