What color is #998F5B?

#998F5B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998F5B?

The RGB value is 153, 143, 91: 153 red, 143 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998F5B?

The complementary color is #5B6599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998F5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998F5B color

#998F5B rgb(153, 143, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #998F5B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.1% green and 35.7% blue (153, 143, 91).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 41% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#998F5B color codes

HEX	`#998F5B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 143, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 41%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 41%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.13, -4.15, 29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.13, 29.3, 98.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.848, 27.173, 13.832)`
Decimal	`10063707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998F5B, 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 #998F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #998F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998f5b; }
.text { color: #998f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 143 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998f5b, #84995b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #998F5B?: #998F5B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998F5B?: The RGB value is 153, 143, 91: 153 red, 143 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998F5B?: The complementary color is #5B6599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998F5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.