What color is #998472?

#998472 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998472?

The RGB value is 153, 132, 114: 153 red, 132 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998472?

The complementary color is #728799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998472?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998472 color

#998472 rgb(153, 132, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998472 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51.8% green and 44.7% blue (153, 132, 114).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#998472 color codes

HEX	`#998472`
RGB	`rgb(153, 132, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.58, 5.06, 12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.58, 13.65, 68.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.426, 24.491, 19.357)`
Decimal	`10060914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998472, 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 #998472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #998472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998472; }
.text { color: #998472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 132 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998472, #999872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #998472?: #998472 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998472?: The RGB value is 153, 132, 114: 153 red, 132 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998472?: The complementary color is #728799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998472?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.