What color is #98ADA0?

#98ADA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98ADA0?

The RGB value is 152, 173, 160: 152 red, 173 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98ADA0?

The complementary color is #AD98A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98ADA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98ADA0 color

#98ADA0 rgb(152, 173, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98ADA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 67.8% green and 62.7% blue (152, 173, 160).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#98ADA0 color codes

HEX	`#98ADA0`
RGB	`rgb(152, 173, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 67.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.82, -9.86, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.82, 10.73, 156.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.236, 39.1, 38.994)`
Decimal	`10005920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98ADA0, 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 #98ADA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98ADA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #98ADA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ada0; }
.text { color: #98ada0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ada0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 173 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ada0, #98adab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98ADA0?: #98ADA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98ADA0?: The RGB value is 152, 173, 160: 152 red, 173 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98ADA0?: The complementary color is #AD98A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98ADA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.