What color is #98ACA3?

#98ACA3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98ACA3?

The RGB value is 152, 172, 163: 152 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98ACA3?

The complementary color is #AC98A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98ACA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98ACA3 color

#98ACA3 rgb(152, 172, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98ACA3 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 67.5% green and 63.9% blue (152, 172, 163).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#98ACA3 color codes

HEX	`#98ACA3`
RGB	`rgb(152, 172, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 67.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.62, -8.74, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.62, 9.03, 165.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.311, 38.824, 40.329)`
Decimal	`10005667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98ACA3, 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 #98ACA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98ACA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #98ACA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98aca3; }
.text { color: #98aca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98aca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 172 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98aca3, #98abac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98ACA3?: #98ACA3 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98ACA3?: The RGB value is 152, 172, 163: 152 red, 172 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98ACA3?: The complementary color is #AC98A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98ACA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.