What color is #98CBBA?

#98CBBA is a light, desaturated spring green known as Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mint Twist?

The RGB value is 152, 203, 186: 152 red, 203 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mint Twist?

The complementary color is #CB98A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98CBBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mint Twist color: hex code #98CBBA

#98CBBA rgb(152, 203, 186)

Shades of green

Mint Twist has the hex code #98CBBA. It is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 79.6% green and 72.9% blue (152, 203, 186).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

Mint Twist (#98CBBA) color codes

HEX	`#98CBBA`
RGB	`rgb(152, 203, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 79.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.83, -20.13, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.83, 20.37, 171.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.165, 52.931, 54.387)`
Decimal	`10013626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mint Twist, 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 #98CBBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98CBBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #98CBBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98cbba; }
.text { color: #98cbba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98cbba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 203 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98cbba, #98c3cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

See #98CBBA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #98CBBA?: #98CBBA is a light, desaturated spring green known as Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mint Twist?: The RGB value is 152, 203, 186: 152 red, 203 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mint Twist?: The complementary color is #CB98A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98CBBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.