What color is #98AD99?

#98AD99 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 #98AD99?

The RGB value is 152, 173, 153: 152 red, 173 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AD99?

The complementary color is #AD98AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AD99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AD99 color

#98AD99 rgb(152, 173, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #98AD99 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 67.8% green and 60% blue (152, 173, 153).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#98AD99 color codes

HEX	`#98AD99`
RGB	`rgb(152, 173, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 67.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 12%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.65, -11.19, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.65, 13.66, 145.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.641, 38.862, 35.86)`
Decimal	`10005913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AD99, 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 #98AD99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AD99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #98AD99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ad99; }
.text { color: #98ad99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ad99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 173 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ad99, #98ada3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #98AD99?: #98AD99 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 #98AD99?: The RGB value is 152, 173, 153: 152 red, 173 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AD99?: The complementary color is #AD98AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AD99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.