What color is #998B4E?

#998B4E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998B4E?

The RGB value is 153, 139, 78: 153 red, 139 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998B4E?

The complementary color is #4E5C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998B4E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998B4E color

#998B4E rgb(153, 139, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998B4E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 54.5% green and 30.6% blue (153, 139, 78).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Negishi Green (#938B4B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#998B4E color codes

HEX	`#998B4E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 139, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 54.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.84, -3.35, 34.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.84, 34.51, 95.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.745, 25.788, 10.933)`
Decimal	`10062670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998B4E, 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 #998B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	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 #998B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998b4e; }
.text { color: #998b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 139 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998b4e, #82994e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #998B4E?: #998B4E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Negishi Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998B4E?: The RGB value is 153, 139, 78: 153 red, 139 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998B4E?: The complementary color is #4E5C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998B4E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.