What color is #98B16C?

#98B16C is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B16C?

The RGB value is 152, 177, 108: 152 red, 177 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B16C?

The complementary color is #856CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B16C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B16C color

#98B16C rgb(152, 177, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #98B16C is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 69.4% green and 42.4% blue (152, 177, 108).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 31% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#98B16C color codes

HEX	`#98B16C`
RGB	`rgb(152, 177, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 69.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 31%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 39%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 39%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.9, -20.37, 32.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.9, 38.36, 122.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.378, 39.202, 20.098)`
Decimal	`10006892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B16C, 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 #98B16C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B16C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #98B16C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b16c; }
.text { color: #98b16c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b16c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 177 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b16c, #76b16c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #98B16C?: #98B16C is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B16C?: The RGB value is 152, 177, 108: 152 red, 177 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B16C?: The complementary color is #856CB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B16C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.