What color is #998178?

#998178 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998178?

The RGB value is 153, 129, 120: 153 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998178?

The complementary color is #789099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998178 color

#998178 rgb(153, 129, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998178 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 50.6% green and 47.1% blue (153, 129, 120).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#998178 color codes

HEX	`#998178`
RGB	`rgb(153, 129, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 50.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.92, 7.69, 8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.92, 11.31, 47.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.377, 23.83, 21.081)`
Decimal	`10060152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998178, 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 #998178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #998178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998178; }
.text { color: #998178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 129 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998178, #999278); }

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Questions

What color is #998178?: #998178 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998178?: The RGB value is 153, 129, 120: 153 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998178?: The complementary color is #789099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.