What color is #98B888?

#98B888 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B888?

The RGB value is 152, 184, 136: 152 red, 184 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B888?

The complementary color is #A888B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B888?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B888 color

#98B888 rgb(152, 184, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #98B888 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 72.2% green and 53.3% blue (152, 184, 136).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 25% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#98B888 color codes

HEX	`#98B888`
RGB	`rgb(152, 184, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 72.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 25%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 26%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.37, -19.83, 20.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.37, 28.82, 133.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.532, 42.733, 29.717)`
Decimal	`10008712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B888, 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 #98B888	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B888 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #98B888 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b888; }
.text { color: #98b888; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b888; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 184 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b888, #88b890); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98B888?: #98B888 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B888?: The RGB value is 152, 184, 136: 152 red, 184 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B888?: The complementary color is #A888B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B888?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.