What color is #998673?

#998673 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998673?

The RGB value is 153, 134, 115: 153 red, 134 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998673?

The complementary color is #738699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998673?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998673 color

#998673 rgb(153, 134, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998673 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.5% green and 45.1% blue (153, 134, 115).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 16% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#998673 color codes

HEX	`#998673`
RGB	`rgb(153, 134, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 16%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 25%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.13, 4.08, 12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.13, 13.51, 72.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.757, 25.061, 19.75)`
Decimal	`10061427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998673, 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 #998673	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998673 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #998673 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998673; }
.text { color: #998673; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998673; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 134 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998673, #999973); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #998673?: #998673 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998673?: The RGB value is 153, 134, 115: 153 red, 134 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998673?: The complementary color is #738699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998673?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.