What color is #998677?

#998677 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998677?

The RGB value is 153, 134, 119: 153 red, 134 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998677?

The complementary color is #778A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998677 color

#998677 rgb(153, 134, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998677 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.5% green and 46.7% blue (153, 134, 119).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#998677 color codes

HEX	`#998677`
RGB	`rgb(153, 134, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.23, 4.69, 10.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.23, 11.7, 66.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.992, 25.155, 20.988)`
Decimal	`10061431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998677, 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 #998677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #998677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998677; }
.text { color: #998677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 134 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998677, #999777); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #998677?: #998677 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998677?: The RGB value is 153, 134, 119: 153 red, 134 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998677?: The complementary color is #778A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.