What color is #98A985?

#98A985 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A985?

The RGB value is 152, 169, 133: 152 red, 169 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A985?

The complementary color is #9685A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A985 color

#98A985 rgb(152, 169, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #98A985 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.3% green and 52.2% blue (152, 169, 133).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#98A985 color codes

HEX	`#98A985`
RGB	`rgb(152, 169, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 66.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.08, -12.59, 16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.08, 20.86, 127.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.37, 36.745, 27.626)`
Decimal	`10004869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A985, 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 #98A985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #98A985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a985; }
.text { color: #98a985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 169 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a985, #86a985); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98A985?: #98A985 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A985?: The RGB value is 152, 169, 133: 152 red, 169 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A985?: The complementary color is #9685A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.