What color is #98FF98?

#98FF98 is a light, vivid green known as Mint Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mint Green?

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

What is the complementary color of Mint Green?

The complementary color is #FF98FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98FF98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mint Green color: hex code #98FF98

#98FF98 rgb(152, 255, 152)

Shades of green

Mint Green has the hex code #98FF98. It is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 100% green and 59.6% blue (152, 255, 152).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.09:1).

Mint Green (#98FF98) color codes

HEX	`#98FF98`
RGB	`rgb(152, 255, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 100%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 40%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.89, -49.98, 40.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.89, 64.02, 141.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.374, 80.459, 42.365)`
Decimal	`10026904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mint Green, 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 #98FF98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98FF98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.09:1	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 #98FF98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ff98; }
.text { color: #98ff98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ff98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 255 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ff98, #98ffcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #98FF98 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #98FF98?: #98FF98 is a light, vivid green known as Mint Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mint Green?: The RGB value is 152, 255, 152: 152 red, 255 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mint Green?: The complementary color is #FF98FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98FF98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.09:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.