What color is #998682?

#998682 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998682?

The RGB value is 153, 134, 130: 153 red, 134 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998682?

The complementary color is #829599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998682 color

#998682 rgb(153, 134, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998682 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 52.5% green and 51% blue (153, 134, 130).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#998682 color codes

HEX	`#998682`
RGB	`rgb(153, 134, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 52.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 15%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.5, 6.49, 4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.5, 8.06, 36.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.691, 25.435, 24.671)`
Decimal	`10061442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998682, 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 #998682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #998682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998682; }
.text { color: #998682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 134 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998682, #999282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #998682?: #998682 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998682?: The RGB value is 153, 134, 130: 153 red, 134 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998682?: The complementary color is #829599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.