What color is #98B49E?

#98B49E 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 #98B49E?

The RGB value is 152, 180, 158: 152 red, 180 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B49E?

The complementary color is #B498AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B49E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B49E color

#98B49E rgb(152, 180, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #98B49E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 70.6% green and 62% blue (152, 180, 158).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#98B49E color codes

HEX	`#98B49E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 180, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 70.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.72, -13.93, 8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.72, 16.09, 149.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.44, 41.786, 38.539)`
Decimal	`10007710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B49E, 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 #98B49E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B49E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #98B49E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b49e; }
.text { color: #98b49e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b49e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 180 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b49e, #98b4ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #98B49E?: #98B49E 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 #98B49E?: The RGB value is 152, 180, 158: 152 red, 180 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B49E?: The complementary color is #B498AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B49E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.