What color is #98A9C6?

#98A9C6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98A9C6?

The RGB value is 152, 169, 198: 152 red, 169 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98A9C6?

The complementary color is #C6B598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98A9C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98A9C6 color

#98A9C6 rgb(152, 169, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #98A9C6 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.3% green and 77.6% blue (152, 169, 198).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Old World (#91A8CF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#98A9C6 color codes

HEX	`#98A9C6`
RGB	`rgb(152, 169, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 66.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 15%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.84, 0.45, -16.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.84, 16.78, 271.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.327, 39.128, 59.001)`
Decimal	`10004934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98A9C6, 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 #98A9C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98A9C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #98A9C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98a9c6; }
.text { color: #98a9c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98a9c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 169 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98a9c6, #9e98c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #98A9C6?: #98A9C6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Old World. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98A9C6?: The RGB value is 152, 169, 198: 152 red, 169 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98A9C6?: The complementary color is #C6B598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98A9C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.