What color is #98AC8B?

#98AC8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AC8B?

The RGB value is 152, 172, 139: 152 red, 172 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AC8B?

The complementary color is #9F8BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AC8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AC8B color

#98AC8B rgb(152, 172, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #98AC8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 67.5% green and 54.5% blue (152, 172, 139).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#98AC8B color codes

HEX	`#98AC8B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 172, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 67.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 19%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.05, -13.16, 14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.05, 19.72, 131.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.361, 38.044, 30.059)`
Decimal	`10005643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AC8B, 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 #98AC8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AC8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #98AC8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ac8b; }
.text { color: #98ac8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ac8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 172 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ac8b, #8bac8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98AC8B?: #98AC8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AC8B?: The RGB value is 152, 172, 139: 152 red, 172 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AC8B?: The complementary color is #9F8BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AC8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.