What color is #98B584?

#98B584 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B584?

The RGB value is 152, 181, 132: 152 red, 181 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B584?

The complementary color is #A184B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B584?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B584 color

#98B584 rgb(152, 181, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #98B584 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 71% green and 51.8% blue (152, 181, 132).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 25% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.28:1).

#98B584 color codes

HEX	`#98B584`
RGB	`rgb(152, 181, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 71%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 25%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 27%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.45, -18.95, 21.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.45, 28.89, 131)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.637, 41.389, 28.042)`
Decimal	`10007940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B584, 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 #98B584	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B584 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.28:1	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 #98B584 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b584; }
.text { color: #98b584; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b584; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 181 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b584, #84b589); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98B584?: #98B584 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B584?: The RGB value is 152, 181, 132: 152 red, 181 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B584?: The complementary color is #A184B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B584?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.