What color is #998E79?

#998E79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998E79?

The RGB value is 153, 142, 121: 153 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998E79?

The complementary color is #798499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998E79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998E79 color

#998E79 rgb(153, 142, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998E79 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 55.7% green and 47.5% blue (153, 142, 121).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#998E79 color codes

HEX	`#998E79`
RGB	`rgb(153, 142, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 55.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.43, 0.51, 12.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.43, 12.69, 87.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.261, 27.499, 22.01)`
Decimal	`10063481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998E79, 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 #998E79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998E79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #998E79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998e79; }
.text { color: #998e79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998e79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 142 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998e79, #949979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #998E79?: #998E79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998E79?: The RGB value is 153, 142, 121: 153 red, 142 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998E79?: The complementary color is #798499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998E79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.