What color is #98B7C1?

#98B7C1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B7C1?

The RGB value is 152, 183, 193: 152 red, 183 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B7C1?

The complementary color is #C1A298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B7C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B7C1 color

#98B7C1 rgb(152, 183, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98B7C1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 71.8% green and 75.7% blue (152, 183, 193).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Sea (#9AB8C2), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#98B7C1 color codes

HEX	`#98B7C1`
RGB	`rgb(152, 183, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 71.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 5%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.49, -8.28, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.49, 11.9, 225.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.505, 44.391, 56.929)`
Decimal	`10008513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B7C1, 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 #98B7C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B7C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #98B7C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b7c1; }
.text { color: #98b7c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b7c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 183 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b7c1, #98a3c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #98B7C1?: #98B7C1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B7C1?: The RGB value is 152, 183, 193: 152 red, 183 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B7C1?: The complementary color is #C1A298, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B7C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.