What color is #98AB74?

#98AB74 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AB74?

The RGB value is 152, 171, 116: 152 red, 171 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AB74?

The complementary color is #8774AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AB74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AB74 color

#98AB74 rgb(152, 171, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #98AB74 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 67.1% green and 45.5% blue (152, 171, 116).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#98AB74 color codes

HEX	`#98AB74`
RGB	`rgb(152, 171, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 67.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.32, -16.23, 26.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.32, 30.82, 121.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.664, 37.062, 22.058)`
Decimal	`10005364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AB74, 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 #98AB74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AB74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #98AB74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ab74; }
.text { color: #98ab74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ab74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 171 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ab74, #7cab74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #98AB74?: #98AB74 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AB74?: The RGB value is 152, 171, 116: 152 red, 171 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AB74?: The complementary color is #8774AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AB74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.