What color is #98AC95?

#98AC95 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AC95?

The RGB value is 152, 172, 149: 152 red, 172 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AC95?

The complementary color is #A995AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AC95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AC95 color

#98AC95 rgb(152, 172, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #98AC95 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 67.5% green and 58.4% blue (152, 172, 149).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#98AC95 color codes

HEX	`#98AC95`
RGB	`rgb(152, 172, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 67.5%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 13%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.28, -11.4, 9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.28, 14.84, 140.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.125, 38.35, 34.085)`
Decimal	`10005653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AC95, 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 #98AC95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AC95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #98AC95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ac95; }
.text { color: #98ac95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ac95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 172 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ac95, #95ac9e); }

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Questions

What color is #98AC95?: #98AC95 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AC95?: The RGB value is 152, 172, 149: 152 red, 172 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AC95?: The complementary color is #A995AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AC95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.