What color is #98EFF9?

#98EFF9 is a light, vivid cyan known as Permafrost. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Permafrost?

The RGB value is 152, 239, 249: 152 red, 239 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Permafrost?

The complementary color is #F9A298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98EFF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Permafrost color: hex code #98EFF9

#98EFF9 rgb(152, 239, 249)

Shades of teal

Permafrost has the hex code #98EFF9. It is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 93.7% green and 97.6% blue (152, 239, 249).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 89% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

Permafrost (#98EFF9) color codes

HEX	`#98EFF9`
RGB	`rgb(152, 239, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 93.7%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 89%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 39%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 4%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.51, -23.7, -13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.51, 27.08, 208.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.908, 75.244, 100.918)`
Decimal	`10022905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Permafrost, 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 #98EFF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98EFF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #98EFF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98eff9; }
.text { color: #98eff9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98eff9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 239 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98eff9, #98bef9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #98EFF9 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #98EFF9?: #98EFF9 is a light, vivid cyan known as Permafrost. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Permafrost?: The RGB value is 152, 239, 249: 152 red, 239 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Permafrost?: The complementary color is #F9A298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98EFF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.