What color is #998D52?

#998D52 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998D52?

The RGB value is 153, 141, 82: 153 red, 141 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998D52?

The complementary color is #525E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998D52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998D52 color

#998D52 rgb(153, 141, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998D52 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 55.3% green and 32.2% blue (153, 141, 82).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 30% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 46% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#998D52 color codes

HEX	`#998D52`
RGB	`rgb(153, 141, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 55.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 30%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 46%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 46%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.44, -4.04, 32.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.44, 33.22, 96.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.185, 26.432, 11.809)`
Decimal	`10063186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998D52, 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 #998D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #998D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998d52; }
.text { color: #998d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 141 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998d52, #829952); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #998D52?: #998D52 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998D52?: The RGB value is 153, 141, 82: 153 red, 141 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998D52?: The complementary color is #525E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998D52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.