What color is #98AD97?

#98AD97 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 #98AD97?

The RGB value is 152, 173, 151: 152 red, 173 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AD97?

The complementary color is #AC97AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AD97?

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.

#98AD97 color

#98AD97 rgb(152, 173, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #98AD97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 67.8% green and 59.2% blue (152, 173, 151).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#98AD97 color codes

HEX	`#98AD97`
RGB	`rgb(152, 173, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 67.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.6, -11.56, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.6, 14.57, 142.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.477, 38.796, 34.997)`
Decimal	`10005911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AD97, 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 #98AD97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AD97 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 #98AD97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ad97; }
.text { color: #98ad97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ad97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 173 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ad97, #97ada1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #98AD97?: #98AD97 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 #98AD97?: The RGB value is 152, 173, 151: 152 red, 173 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AD97?: The complementary color is #AC97AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AD97?: 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.