What color is #98A87F?

#98A87F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A87F?

The RGB value is 152, 168, 127: 152 red, 168 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A87F?

The complementary color is #8F7FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A87F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A87F color

#98A87F rgb(152, 168, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #98A87F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 65.9% green and 49.8% blue (152, 168, 127).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#98A87F color codes

HEX	`#98A87F`
RGB	`rgb(152, 168, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 65.9%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.68, -13.02, 19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.68, 23.34, 123.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.782, 36.213, 25.443)`
Decimal	`10004607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A87F, 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 #98A87F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A87F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #98A87F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a87f; }
.text { color: #98a87f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a87f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 168 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a87f, #84a87f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98A87F?: #98A87F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A87F?: The RGB value is 152, 168, 127: 152 red, 168 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A87F?: The complementary color is #8F7FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A87F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.