What color is #998B48?

#998B48 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998B48?

The RGB value is 153, 139, 72: 153 red, 139 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998B48?

The complementary color is #485699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998B48?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998B48 color

#998B48 rgb(153, 139, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998B48 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 54.5% green and 28.2% blue (153, 139, 72).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 36% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 53% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Jalapeño (#9A8D3F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#998B48 color codes

HEX	`#998B48`
RGB	`rgb(153, 139, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 54.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 36%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 53%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 53%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.76, -3.92, 37.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.76, 37.59, 95.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.54, 25.706, 9.851)`
Decimal	`10062664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998B48, 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 #998B48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998B48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	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 #998B48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998b48; }
.text { color: #998b48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998b48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 139 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998b48, #7f9948); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #998B48?: #998B48 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jalapeño. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998B48?: The RGB value is 153, 139, 72: 153 red, 139 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998B48?: The complementary color is #485699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998B48?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.