What color is #98B4C5?

#98B4C5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B4C5?

The RGB value is 152, 180, 197: 152 red, 180 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B4C5?

The complementary color is #C5A998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B4C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B4C5 color

#98B4C5 rgb(152, 180, 197)

Shades of blue

The hex color #98B4C5 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 70.6% green and 77.3% blue (152, 180, 197).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Sky (#99BDD2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#98B4C5 color codes

HEX	`#98B4C5`
RGB	`rgb(152, 180, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 70.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 9%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.79, -5.77, -11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.79, 13.12, 243.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.345, 43.348, 59.106)`
Decimal	`10007749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B4C5, 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 #98B4C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B4C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #98B4C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b4c5; }
.text { color: #98b4c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b4c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 180 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b4c5, #989ec5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #98B4C5?: #98B4C5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B4C5?: The RGB value is 152, 180, 197: 152 red, 180 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B4C5?: The complementary color is #C5A998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B4C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.