What color is #98B083?

#98B083 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B083?

The RGB value is 152, 176, 131: 152 red, 176 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B083?

The complementary color is #9B83B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B083?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B083 color

#98B083 rgb(152, 176, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #98B083 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 69% green and 51.4% blue (152, 176, 131).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#98B083 color codes

HEX	`#98B083`
RGB	`rgb(152, 176, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 69%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 26%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.01, -16.55, 20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.01, 26.26, 129.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.57, 39.364, 27.35)`
Decimal	`10006659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B083, 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 #98B083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #98B083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b083; }
.text { color: #98b083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 176 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b083, #83b084); }

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Questions

What color is #98B083?: #98B083 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B083?: The RGB value is 152, 176, 131: 152 red, 176 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B083?: The complementary color is #9B83B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B083?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.