What color is #98B19E?

#98B19E 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 #98B19E?

The RGB value is 152, 177, 158: 152 red, 177 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B19E?

The complementary color is #B198AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B19E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B19E color

#98B19E rgb(152, 177, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #98B19E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 69.4% green and 62% blue (152, 177, 158).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#98B19E color codes

HEX	`#98B19E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 177, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 69.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.89, -12.36, 6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.89, 14.13, 151)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.841, 40.588, 38.34)`
Decimal	`10006942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B19E, 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 #98B19E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B19E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #98B19E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b19e; }
.text { color: #98b19e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b19e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 177 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b19e, #98b1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #98B19E?: #98B19E 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 #98B19E?: The RGB value is 152, 177, 158: 152 red, 177 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B19E?: The complementary color is #B198AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B19E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.