What color is #998865?

#998865 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998865?

The RGB value is 153, 136, 101: 153 red, 136 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998865?

The complementary color is #657699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998865?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998865 color

#998865 rgb(153, 136, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998865 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 53.3% green and 39.6% blue (153, 136, 101).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 34% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#998865 color codes

HEX	`#998865`
RGB	`rgb(153, 136, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 53.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 34%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.39, 0.98, 21.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.39, 21.19, 87.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.29, 25.321, 15.917)`
Decimal	`10061925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998865, 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 #998865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #998865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998865; }
.text { color: #998865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 136 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998865, #909965); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #998865?: #998865 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998865?: The RGB value is 153, 136, 101: 153 red, 136 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998865?: The complementary color is #657699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998865?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.