What color is #998F61?

#998F61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998F61?

The RGB value is 153, 143, 97: 153 red, 143 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998F61?

The complementary color is #616B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998F61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998F61 color

#998F61 rgb(153, 143, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998F61 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.1% green and 38% blue (153, 143, 97).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 22% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is In a Pickle (#978C59), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#998F61 color codes

HEX	`#998F61`
RGB	`rgb(153, 143, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 22%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 37%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.23, -3.42, 25.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.23, 26.08, 97.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.117, 27.281, 15.25)`
Decimal	`10063713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998F61, 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 #998F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #998F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998f61; }
.text { color: #998f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 143 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998f61, #879961); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #998F61?: #998F61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color In a Pickle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998F61?: The RGB value is 153, 143, 97: 153 red, 143 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998F61?: The complementary color is #616B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998F61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.