What color is #98B58E?

#98B58E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B58E?

The RGB value is 152, 181, 142: 152 red, 181 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B58E?

The complementary color is #AB8EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B58E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B58E color

#98B58E rgb(152, 181, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #98B58E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 71% green and 55.7% blue (152, 181, 142).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 21% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#98B58E color codes

HEX	`#98B58E`
RGB	`rgb(152, 181, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 71%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 21%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 22%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.65, -17.31, 16.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.65, 24.03, 136.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.354, 41.676, 31.82)`
Decimal	`10007950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B58E, 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 #98B58E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B58E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #98B58E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b58e; }
.text { color: #98b58e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b58e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 181 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b58e, #8eb598); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #98B58E?: #98B58E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B58E?: The RGB value is 152, 181, 142: 152 red, 181 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B58E?: The complementary color is #AB8EB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B58E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.