What color is #98C6CB?

#98C6CB is a light, desaturated cyan known as Continental Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Continental Waters?

The RGB value is 152, 198, 203: 152 red, 198 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Continental Waters?

The complementary color is #CB9D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98C6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Continental Waters color: hex code #98C6CB

#98C6CB rgb(152, 198, 203)

Shades of teal

Continental Waters has the hex code #98C6CB. It is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 77.6% green and 79.6% blue (152, 198, 203).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.28:1).

Continental Waters (#98C6CB) color codes

HEX	`#98C6CB`
RGB	`rgb(152, 198, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 77.6%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 2%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, -13.9, -7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 15.76, 208.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.919, 51.373, 64.09)`
Decimal	`10012363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Continental Waters, 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 #98C6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98C6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.28:1	Pass	Pass	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 #98C6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98c6cb; }
.text { color: #98c6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98c6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 198 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98c6cb, #98accb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

See #98C6CB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #98C6CB?: #98C6CB is a light, desaturated cyan known as Continental Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Continental Waters?: The RGB value is 152, 198, 203: 152 red, 198 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Continental Waters?: The complementary color is #CB9D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98C6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.