What color is #98AA96?

#98AA96 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AA96?

The RGB value is 152, 170, 150: 152 red, 170 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AA96?

The complementary color is #A896AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AA96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AA96 color

#98AA96 rgb(152, 170, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #98AA96 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.7% green and 58.8% blue (152, 170, 150).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#98AA96 color codes

HEX	`#98AA96`
RGB	`rgb(152, 170, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 66.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.74, -10.16, 8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.74, 13.05, 141.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.828, 37.626, 34.381)`
Decimal	`10005142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AA96, 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 #98AA96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AA96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #98AA96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98aa96; }
.text { color: #98aa96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98aa96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 170 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98aa96, #96aa9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #98AA96?: #98AA96 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AA96?: The RGB value is 152, 170, 150: 152 red, 170 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AA96?: The complementary color is #A896AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AA96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.