What color is #98D98E?

#98D98E is a light, desaturated green known as Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Leek?

The RGB value is 152, 217, 142: 152 red, 217 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Leek?

The complementary color is #CF8ED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98D98E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Leek color: hex code #98D98E

#98D98E rgb(152, 217, 142)

Shades of green

Leek has the hex code #98D98E. It is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 85.1% green and 55.7% blue (152, 217, 142).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 50% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

Leek (#98D98E) color codes

HEX	`#98D98E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 217, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 85.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 50%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 35%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 35%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.88, -34.81, 30.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.88, 46.33, 138.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.643, 58.252, 34.583)`
Decimal	`10017166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Leek, 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 #98D98E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98D98E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #98D98E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98d98e; }
.text { color: #98d98e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98d98e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 217 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98d98e, #8ed9aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Green.

See #98D98E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #98D98E?: #98D98E is a light, desaturated green known as Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Leek?: The RGB value is 152, 217, 142: 152 red, 217 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Leek?: The complementary color is #CF8ED9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98D98E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.