What color is #998369?

#998369 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998369?

The RGB value is 153, 131, 105: 153 red, 131 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998369?

The complementary color is #697F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998369?

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.

#998369 color

#998369 rgb(153, 131, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998369 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51.4% green and 41.2% blue (153, 131, 105).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 31% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#998369 color codes

HEX	`#998369`
RGB	`rgb(153, 131, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 31%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.11, 4.33, 17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.11, 17.72, 75.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.803, 24.026, 16.745)`
Decimal	`10060649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998369, 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 #998369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998369 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 #998369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998369; }
.text { color: #998369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 131 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998369, #979969); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #998369?: #998369 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998369?: The RGB value is 153, 131, 105: 153 red, 131 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998369?: The complementary color is #697F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998369?: 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.