What color is #998F7E?

#998F7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #998F7E?

The RGB value is 153, 143, 126: 153 red, 143 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998F7E?

The complementary color is #7E8899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998F7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998F7E color

#998F7E rgb(153, 143, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998F7E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.1% green and 49.4% blue (153, 143, 126).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#998F7E color codes

HEX	`#998F7E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 143, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, 0.75, 10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 10.42, 85.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.725, 27.924, 23.717)`
Decimal	`10063742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998F7E, 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 #998F7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998F7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #998F7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998f7e; }
.text { color: #998f7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998f7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 143 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998f7e, #96997e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #998F7E?: #998F7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #998F7E?: The RGB value is 153, 143, 126: 153 red, 143 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998F7E?: The complementary color is #7E8899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998F7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.