What color is #998F81?

#998F81 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 #998F81?

The RGB value is 153, 143, 129: 153 red, 143 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #998F81?

The complementary color is #818B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #998F81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#998F81 color

#998F81 rgb(153, 143, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #998F81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 56.1% green and 50.6% blue (153, 143, 129).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#998F81 color codes

HEX	`#998F81`
RGB	`rgb(153, 143, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 56.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, 1.25, 8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 8.87, 81.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.922, 28.003, 24.751)`
Decimal	`10063745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #998F81, 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 #998F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#998F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #998F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #998f81; }
.text { color: #998f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #998f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 143 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #998f81, #979981); }

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Questions

What color is #998F81?: #998F81 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 #998F81?: The RGB value is 153, 143, 129: 153 red, 143 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #998F81?: The complementary color is #818B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #998F81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.