What color is #998169?

#998169 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998169?

The RGB value is 153, 129, 105: 153 red, 129 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998169?

The complementary color is #698199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998169?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998169 color

#998169 rgb(153, 129, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998169 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 50.6% green and 41.2% blue (153, 129, 105).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#998169 color codes

HEX	`#998169`
RGB	`rgb(153, 129, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 50.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.58, 5.46, 16.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.58, 17.33, 71.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.537, 23.494, 16.657)`
Decimal	`10060137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998169, 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 #998169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #998169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998169; }
.text { color: #998169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 129 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998169, #999969); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #998169?: #998169 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998169?: The RGB value is 153, 129, 105: 153 red, 129 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998169?: The complementary color is #698199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998169?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.