What color is #98AE90?

#98AE90 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AE90?

The RGB value is 152, 174, 144: 152 red, 174 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AE90?

The complementary color is #A690AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AE90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AE90 color

#98AE90 rgb(152, 174, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #98AE90 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 68.2% green and 56.5% blue (152, 174, 144).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#98AE90 color codes

HEX	`#98AE90`
RGB	`rgb(152, 174, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 68.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.72, -13.34, 12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.72, 18.55, 136)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.118, 38.961, 32.156)`
Decimal	`10006160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AE90, 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 #98AE90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AE90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #98AE90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ae90; }
.text { color: #98ae90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ae90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 174 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ae90, #90ae97); }

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Questions

What color is #98AE90?: #98AE90 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AE90?: The RGB value is 152, 174, 144: 152 red, 174 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AE90?: The complementary color is #A690AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AE90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.