What color is #98B197?

#98B197 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B197?

The RGB value is 152, 177, 151: 152 red, 177 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B197?

The complementary color is #B097B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B197 color

#98B197 rgb(152, 177, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #98B197 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 69.4% green and 59.2% blue (152, 177, 151).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#98B197 color codes

HEX	`#98B197`
RGB	`rgb(152, 177, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 69.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.72, -13.66, 10.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.72, 17.2, 142.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.256, 40.353, 35.256)`
Decimal	`10006935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B197, 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 #98B197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #98B197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b197; }
.text { color: #98b197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 177 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b197, #97b1a3); }

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Questions

What color is #98B197?: #98B197 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B197?: The RGB value is 152, 177, 151: 152 red, 177 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B197?: The complementary color is #B097B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.