What color is #98AA6B?

#98AA6B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gallant Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AA6B?

The RGB value is 152, 170, 107: 152 red, 170 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AA6B?

The complementary color is #7D6BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AA6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AA6B color

#98AA6B rgb(152, 170, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #98AA6B is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.7% green and 42% blue (152, 170, 107).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 27% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Gallant Green (#99AA66), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#98AA6B color codes

HEX	`#98AA6B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 170, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 66.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 27%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 37%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 37%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.89, -16.94, 30.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.89, 34.83, 119.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.977, 36.486, 19.37)`
Decimal	`10005099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AA6B, 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 #98AA6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AA6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #98AA6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98aa6b; }
.text { color: #98aa6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98aa6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 170 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98aa6b, #79aa6b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98AA6B?: #98AA6B is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Gallant Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AA6B?: The RGB value is 152, 170, 107: 152 red, 170 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AA6B?: The complementary color is #7D6BAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AA6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.