What color is #98AAA6?

#98AAA6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AAA6?

The RGB value is 152, 170, 166: 152 red, 170 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AAA6?

The complementary color is #AA989C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AAA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AAA6 color

#98AAA6 rgb(152, 170, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98AAA6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.7% green and 65.1% blue (152, 170, 166).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#98AAA6 color codes

HEX	`#98AAA6`
RGB	`rgb(152, 170, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 66.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.15, -7.07, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.15, 7.07, 180.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.205, 38.177, 41.636)`
Decimal	`10005158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AAA6, 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 #98AAA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AAA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #98AAA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98aaa6; }
.text { color: #98aaa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98aaa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 170 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98aaa6, #98a5aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98AAA6?: #98AAA6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AAA6?: The RGB value is 152, 170, 166: 152 red, 170 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AAA6?: The complementary color is #AA989C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AAA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.