What color is #98A16D?

#98A16D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A16D?

The RGB value is 152, 161, 109: 152 red, 161 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A16D?

The complementary color is #766DA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A16D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A16D color

#98A16D rgb(152, 161, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #98A16D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 63.1% green and 42.7% blue (152, 161, 109).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 22% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#98A16D color codes

HEX	`#98A16D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 161, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 63.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 22%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 32%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 32%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.38, -11.98, 26.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.38, 28.69, 114.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.454, 33.269, 19.388)`
Decimal	`10002797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A16D, 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 #98A16D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A16D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #98A16D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a16d; }
.text { color: #98a16d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a16d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 161 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a16d, #7ea16d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #98A16D?: #98A16D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A16D?: The RGB value is 152, 161, 109: 152 red, 161 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A16D?: The complementary color is #766DA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A16D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.