What color is #998473?

#998473 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998473?

The RGB value is 153, 132, 115: 153 red, 132 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998473?

The complementary color is #738899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998473?

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.

#998473 color

#998473 rgb(153, 132, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998473 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 51.8% green and 45.1% blue (153, 132, 115).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#998473 color codes

HEX	`#998473`
RGB	`rgb(153, 132, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 51.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.6, 5.21, 12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.6, 13.2, 66.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.483, 24.513, 19.658)`
Decimal	`10060915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998473, 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 #998473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998473 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 #998473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998473; }
.text { color: #998473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 132 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998473, #999773); }

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Questions

What color is #998473?: #998473 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998473?: The RGB value is 153, 132, 115: 153 red, 132 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998473?: The complementary color is #738899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998473?: 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.