What color is #98AAA7?

#98AAA7 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 #98AAA7?

The RGB value is 152, 170, 167: 152 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AAA7?

The complementary color is #AA989B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AAA7?

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.

#98AAA7 color

#98AAA7 rgb(152, 170, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98AAA7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 66.7% green and 65.5% blue (152, 170, 167).

Its hue angle is 170°, 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 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#98AAA7 color codes

HEX	`#98AAA7`
RGB	`rgb(152, 170, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 66.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.18, -6.87, -0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.18, 6.9, 184.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.297, 38.214, 42.121)`
Decimal	`10005159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AAA7, 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 #98AAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AAA7 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 #98AAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98aaa7; }
.text { color: #98aaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98aaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 170 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98aaa7, #98a4aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98AAA7?: #98AAA7 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 #98AAA7?: The RGB value is 152, 170, 167: 152 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AAA7?: The complementary color is #AA989B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AAA7?: 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.