What color is #98AE76?

#98AE76 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AE76?

The RGB value is 152, 174, 118: 152 red, 174 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AE76?

The complementary color is #8C76AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AE76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AE76 color

#98AE76 rgb(152, 174, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #98AE76 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 68.2% green and 46.3% blue (152, 174, 118).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 26% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#98AE76 color codes

HEX	`#98AE76`
RGB	`rgb(152, 174, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 68.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 26%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, -17.49, 26.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 31.59, 123.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.355, 38.255, 22.868)`
Decimal	`10006134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AE76, 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 #98AE76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AE76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #98AE76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ae76; }
.text { color: #98ae76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ae76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 174 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ae76, #7cae76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #98AE76?: #98AE76 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AE76?: The RGB value is 152, 174, 118: 152 red, 174 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AE76?: The complementary color is #8C76AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AE76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.