What color is #98B79D?

#98B79D 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 #98B79D?

The RGB value is 152, 183, 157: 152 red, 183 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B79D?

The complementary color is #B798B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B79D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B79D color

#98B79D rgb(152, 183, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #98B79D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 71.8% green and 61.6% blue (152, 183, 157).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#98B79D color codes

HEX	`#98B79D`
RGB	`rgb(152, 183, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 71.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 14%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.54, -15.67, 9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.54, 18.46, 148.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.967, 42.976, 38.292)`
Decimal	`10008477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B79D, 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 #98B79D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B79D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	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 #98B79D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b79d; }
.text { color: #98b79d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b79d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 183 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b79d, #98b7ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #98B79D?: #98B79D 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 #98B79D?: The RGB value is 152, 183, 157: 152 red, 183 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B79D?: The complementary color is #B798B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B79D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.6:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.