What color is #98AF86?

#98AF86 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AF86?

The RGB value is 152, 175, 134: 152 red, 175 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AF86?

The complementary color is #9D86AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AF86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AF86 color

#98AF86 rgb(152, 175, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #98AF86 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 68.6% green and 52.5% blue (152, 175, 134).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#98AF86 color codes

HEX	`#98AF86`
RGB	`rgb(152, 175, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 68.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.79, -15.55, 18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.79, 24.13, 130.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.581, 39.056, 28.372)`
Decimal	`10006406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AF86, 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 #98AF86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AF86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #98AF86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98af86; }
.text { color: #98af86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98af86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 175 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98af86, #86af89); }

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Questions

What color is #98AF86?: #98AF86 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AF86?: The RGB value is 152, 175, 134: 152 red, 175 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AF86?: The complementary color is #9D86AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AF86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.