What color is #98AA77?

#98AA77 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 #98AA77?

The RGB value is 152, 170, 119: 152 red, 170 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AA77?

The complementary color is #8977AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AA77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AA77 color

#98AA77 rgb(152, 170, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #98AA77 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.7% green and 46.7% blue (152, 170, 119).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#98AA77 color codes

HEX	`#98AA77`
RGB	`rgb(152, 170, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 66.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.09, -15.28, 24.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.09, 28.68, 122.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.653, 36.757, 22.929)`
Decimal	`10005111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AA77, 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 #98AA77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AA77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #98AA77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98aa77; }
.text { color: #98aa77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98aa77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 170 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98aa77, #7faa77); }

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Questions

What color is #98AA77?: #98AA77 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 #98AA77?: The RGB value is 152, 170, 119: 152 red, 170 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AA77?: The complementary color is #8977AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AA77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.