What color is #998A6E?

#998A6E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998A6E?

The RGB value is 153, 138, 110: 153 red, 138 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998A6E?

The complementary color is #6E7D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998A6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998A6E color

#998A6E rgb(153, 138, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998A6E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 54.1% green and 43.1% blue (153, 138, 110).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 28% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#998A6E color codes

HEX	`#998A6E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 138, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 54.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 28%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.11, 1.1, 17.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.11, 17.11, 86.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.04, 26.076, 18.463)`
Decimal	`10062446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998A6E, 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 #998A6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998A6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #998A6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998a6e; }
.text { color: #998a6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998a6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 138 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998a6e, #93996e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #998A6E?: #998A6E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998A6E?: The RGB value is 153, 138, 110: 153 red, 138 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998A6E?: The complementary color is #6E7D99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998A6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.