What color is #98AEAC?

#98AEAC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AEAC?

The RGB value is 152, 174, 172: 152 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AEAC?

The complementary color is #AE989A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AEAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AEAC color

#98AEAC rgb(152, 174, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 68.2% green and 67.5% blue (152, 174, 172).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#98AEAC color codes

HEX	`#98AEAC`
RGB	`rgb(152, 174, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 68.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.42, -7.99, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.42, 8.14, 190.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.53, 39.925, 44.856)`
Decimal	`10006188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AEAC, 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 #98AEAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AEAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #98AEAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98aeac; }
.text { color: #98aeac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98aeac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 174 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98aeac, #98a5ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98AEAC?: #98AEAC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AEAC?: The RGB value is 152, 174, 172: 152 red, 174 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AEAC?: The complementary color is #AE989A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AEAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.