What color is #98AC97?

#98AC97 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AC97?

The RGB value is 152, 172, 151: 152 red, 172 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AC97?

The complementary color is #AB97AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AC97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AC97 color

#98AC97 rgb(152, 172, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #98AC97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 67.5% green and 59.2% blue (152, 172, 151).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#98AC97 color codes

HEX	`#98AC97`
RGB	`rgb(152, 172, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 67.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.32, -11.03, 8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.32, 13.91, 142.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.286, 38.414, 34.933)`
Decimal	`10005655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AC97, 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 #98AC97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AC97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #98AC97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ac97; }
.text { color: #98ac97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ac97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 172 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ac97, #97aca1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #98AC97?: #98AC97 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AC97?: The RGB value is 152, 172, 151: 152 red, 172 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AC97?: The complementary color is #AB97AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AC97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.