What color is #98A976?

#98A976 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 #98A976?

The RGB value is 152, 169, 118: 152 red, 169 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A976?

The complementary color is #8776A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A976?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A976 color

#98A976 rgb(152, 169, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #98A976 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.3% green and 46.3% blue (152, 169, 118).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#98A976 color codes

HEX	`#98A976`
RGB	`rgb(152, 169, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 66.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 30%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.79, -14.91, 24.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.79, 28.6, 121.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.407, 36.359, 22.552)`
Decimal	`10004854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A976, 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 #98A976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #98A976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a976; }
.text { color: #98a976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 169 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a976, #7fa976); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98A976?: #98A976 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 #98A976?: The RGB value is 152, 169, 118: 152 red, 169 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A976?: The complementary color is #8776A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A976?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.