What color is #998F6F?

#998F6F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998F6F?

The RGB value is 153, 143, 111: 153 red, 143 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998F6F?

The complementary color is #6F7999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998F6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998F6F color

#998F6F rgb(153, 143, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #998F6F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.1% green and 43.5% blue (153, 143, 111).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 17% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#998F6F color codes

HEX	`#998F6F`
RGB	`rgb(153, 143, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 17%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 27%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.49, -1.55, 18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.49, 18.47, 94.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.829, 27.566, 18.996)`
Decimal	`10063727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998F6F, 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 #998F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #998F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998f6f; }
.text { color: #998f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 143 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998f6f, #8e996f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #998F6F?: #998F6F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998F6F?: The RGB value is 153, 143, 111: 153 red, 143 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998F6F?: The complementary color is #6F7999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998F6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.