What color is #98AD8D?

#98AD8D 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 #98AD8D?

The RGB value is 152, 173, 141: 152 red, 173 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AD8D?

The complementary color is #A28DAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AD8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AD8D color

#98AD8D rgb(152, 173, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #98AD8D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 67.8% green and 55.3% blue (152, 173, 141).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#98AD8D color codes

HEX	`#98AD8D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 173, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 67.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.38, -13.34, 14.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.38, 19.37, 133.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.699, 38.485, 30.9)`
Decimal	`10005901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AD8D, 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 #98AD8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AD8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #98AD8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ad8d; }
.text { color: #98ad8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ad8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 173 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ad8d, #8dad92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98AD8D?: #98AD8D 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 #98AD8D?: The RGB value is 152, 173, 141: 152 red, 173 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AD8D?: The complementary color is #A28DAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AD8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.