What color is #998274?

#998274 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998274?

The RGB value is 153, 130, 116: 153 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998274?

The complementary color is #748B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998274 color

#998274 rgb(153, 130, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998274 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51% green and 45.5% blue (153, 130, 116).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#998274 color codes

HEX	`#998274`
RGB	`rgb(153, 130, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.09, 6.5, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.09, 12.64, 59.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.272, 23.999, 19.873)`
Decimal	`10060404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998274, 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 #998274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #998274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998274; }
.text { color: #998274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 130 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998274, #999574); }

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Questions

What color is #998274?: #998274 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998274?: The RGB value is 153, 130, 116: 153 red, 130 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998274?: The complementary color is #748B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.