What color is #98B5A0?

#98B5A0 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 #98B5A0?

The RGB value is 152, 181, 160: 152 red, 181 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B5A0?

The complementary color is #B598AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B5A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B5A0 color

#98B5A0 rgb(152, 181, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #98B5A0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 71% green and 62.7% blue (152, 181, 160).

Its hue angle is 137°, 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#98B5A0 color codes

HEX	`#98B5A0`
RGB	`rgb(152, 181, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 71%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, -14.07, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 15.91, 152.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.816, 42.26, 39.521)`
Decimal	`10007968`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B5A0, 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 #98B5A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B5A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #98B5A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b5a0; }
.text { color: #98b5a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b5a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 181 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b5a0, #98b5af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #98B5A0?: #98B5A0 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 #98B5A0?: The RGB value is 152, 181, 160: 152 red, 181 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B5A0?: The complementary color is #B598AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B5A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.