What color is #998A77?

#998A77 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998A77?

The RGB value is 153, 138, 119: 153 red, 138 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998A77?

The complementary color is #778699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998A77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998A77 color

#998A77 rgb(153, 138, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998A77 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 54.1% green and 46.7% blue (153, 138, 119).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 22% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#998A77 color codes

HEX	`#998A77`
RGB	`rgb(153, 138, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 54.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 22%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 22%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.3, 2.44, 12.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.3, 12.48, 78.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.555, 26.282, 21.176)`
Decimal	`10062455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998A77, 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 #998A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #998A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998a77; }
.text { color: #998a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 138 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998a77, #979977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #998A77?: #998A77 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998A77?: The RGB value is 153, 138, 119: 153 red, 138 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998A77?: The complementary color is #778699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998A77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.