What color is #98A190?

#98A190 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A190?

The RGB value is 152, 161, 144: 152 red, 161 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A190?

The complementary color is #9990A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A190 color

#98A190 rgb(152, 161, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98A190 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 63.1% green and 56.5% blue (152, 161, 144).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#98A190 color codes

HEX	`#98A190`
RGB	`rgb(152, 161, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 63.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.1, -6.43, 7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.1, 10.07, 129.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.727, 34.179, 31.359)`
Decimal	`10002832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A190, 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 #98A190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #98A190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a190; }
.text { color: #98a190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 161 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a190, #90a191); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #98A190?: #98A190 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A190?: The RGB value is 152, 161, 144: 152 red, 161 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A190?: The complementary color is #9990A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.