What color is #998934?

#998934 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998934?

The RGB value is 153, 137, 52: 153 red, 137 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998934?

The complementary color is #344499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998934?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998934 color

#998934 rgb(153, 137, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #998934 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 53.7% green and 20.4% blue (153, 137, 52).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 49% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 66% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#998934 color codes

HEX	`#998934`
RGB	`rgb(153, 137, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 53.7%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 49%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 66%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 66%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.99, -4.38, 46.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.99, 46.47, 95.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.703, 24.913, 6.861)`
Decimal	`10062132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998934, 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 #998934	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998934 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #998934 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998934; }
.text { color: #998934; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998934; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 137 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998934, #779934); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #998934?: #998934 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998934?: The RGB value is 153, 137, 52: 153 red, 137 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998934?: The complementary color is #344499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998934?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.