What color is #98AFBA?

#98AFBA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98AFBA?

The RGB value is 152, 175, 186: 152 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98AFBA?

The complementary color is #BAA398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98AFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98AFBA color

#98AFBA rgb(152, 175, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98AFBA is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 68.6% green and 72.9% blue (152, 175, 186).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#98AFBA color codes

HEX	`#98AFBA`
RGB	`rgb(152, 175, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 68.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.09, -5.54, -8.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.09, 9.96, 236.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.139, 40.88, 52.379)`
Decimal	`10006458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98AFBA, 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 #98AFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98AFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #98AFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98afba; }
.text { color: #98afba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98afba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 175 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98afba, #989eba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pewter.

Questions

What color is #98AFBA?: #98AFBA is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98AFBA?: The RGB value is 152, 175, 186: 152 red, 175 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98AFBA?: The complementary color is #BAA398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98AFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.