What color is #98987A?

#98987A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98987A?

The RGB value is 152, 152, 122: 152 red, 152 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98987A?

The complementary color is #7A7A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98987A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98987A color

#98987A rgb(152, 152, 122)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #98987A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 59.6% green and 47.8% blue (152, 152, 122).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#98987A color codes

HEX	`#98987A`
RGB	`rgb(152, 152, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 59.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.12, -5.24, 15.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.12, 16.68, 108.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.69, 30.537, 22.844)`
Decimal	`10000506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98987A, 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 #98987A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98987A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #98987A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98987a; }
.text { color: #98987a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98987a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 152 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98987a, #89987a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #98987A?: #98987A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98987A?: The RGB value is 152, 152, 122: 152 red, 152 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98987A?: The complementary color is #7A7A98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98987A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.