What color is #98B295?

#98B295 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 #98B295?

The RGB value is 152, 178, 149: 152 red, 178 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B295?

The complementary color is #AF95B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B295 color

#98B295 rgb(152, 178, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #98B295 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 69.8% green and 58.4% blue (152, 178, 149).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 16% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#98B295 color codes

HEX	`#98B295`
RGB	`rgb(152, 178, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 69.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 16%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.96, -14.54, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.96, 18.78, 140.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.293, 40.686, 34.474)`
Decimal	`10007189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B295, 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 #98B295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #98B295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b295; }
.text { color: #98b295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 178 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b295, #95b2a0); }

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Questions

What color is #98B295?: #98B295 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 #98B295?: The RGB value is 152, 178, 149: 152 red, 178 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B295?: The complementary color is #AF95B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.