What color is #998B74?

#998B74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998B74?

The RGB value is 153, 139, 116: 153 red, 139 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998B74?

The complementary color is #748299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998B74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998B74 color

#998B74 rgb(153, 139, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998B74 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 54.5% green and 45.5% blue (153, 139, 116).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 15% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#998B74 color codes

HEX	`#998B74`
RGB	`rgb(153, 139, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 54.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 15%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 24%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.51, 1.42, 14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.51, 14.3, 84.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.522, 26.499, 20.29)`
Decimal	`10062708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998B74, 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 #998B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #998B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998b74; }
.text { color: #998b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 139 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998b74, #959974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #998B74?: #998B74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998B74?: The RGB value is 153, 139, 116: 153 red, 139 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998B74?: The complementary color is #748299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998B74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.