What color is #98AB9D?

#98AB9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AB9D?

The RGB value is 152, 171, 157: 152 red, 171 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AB9D?

The complementary color is #AB98A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AB9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AB9D color

#98AB9D rgb(152, 171, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98AB9D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 67.1% green and 61.6% blue (152, 171, 157).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#98AB9D color codes

HEX	`#98AB9D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 171, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 67.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.19, -9.38, 4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.19, 10.61, 152.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.596, 38.235, 37.502)`
Decimal	`10005405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AB9D, 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 #98AB9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AB9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #98AB9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ab9d; }
.text { color: #98ab9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ab9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 171 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ab9d, #98aba7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98AB9D?: #98AB9D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AB9D?: The RGB value is 152, 171, 157: 152 red, 171 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AB9D?: The complementary color is #AB98A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AB9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.