What color is #98B5BF?

#98B5BF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B5BF?

The RGB value is 152, 181, 191: 152 red, 181 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B5BF?

The complementary color is #BFA298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B5BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B5BF color

#98B5BF rgb(152, 181, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98B5BF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 71% green and 74.9% blue (152, 181, 191).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#98B5BF color codes

HEX	`#98B5BF`
RGB	`rgb(152, 181, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 71%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.88, -7.66, -8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.88, 11.34, 227.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.874, 43.484, 55.625)`
Decimal	`10007999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B5BF, 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 #98B5BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B5BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #98B5BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b5bf; }
.text { color: #98b5bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b5bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 181 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b5bf, #98a2bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #98B5BF?: #98B5BF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B5BF?: The RGB value is 152, 181, 191: 152 red, 181 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B5BF?: The complementary color is #BFA298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B5BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.