What color is #98ADA5?

#98ADA5 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 #98ADA5?

The RGB value is 152, 173, 165: 152 red, 173 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98ADA5?

The complementary color is #AD98A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98ADA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98ADA5 color

#98ADA5 rgb(152, 173, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98ADA5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 67.8% green and 64.7% blue (152, 173, 165).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#98ADA5 color codes

HEX	`#98ADA5`
RGB	`rgb(152, 173, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 67.8%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.95, -8.88, 1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.95, 9.03, 169.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.682, 39.279, 41.344)`
Decimal	`10005925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98ADA5, 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 #98ADA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98ADA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #98ADA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ada5; }
.text { color: #98ada5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ada5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 173 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ada5, #98abad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98ADA5?: #98ADA5 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 #98ADA5?: The RGB value is 152, 173, 165: 152 red, 173 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98ADA5?: The complementary color is #AD98A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98ADA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.