What color is #98B8AC?

#98B8AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B8AC?

The RGB value is 152, 184, 172: 152 red, 184 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B8AC?

The complementary color is #B898A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B8AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B8AC color

#98B8AC rgb(152, 184, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #98B8AC is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 72.2% green and 67.5% blue (152, 184, 172).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#98B8AC color codes

HEX	`#98B8AC`
RGB	`rgb(152, 184, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 72.2%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.18, -13.27, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.18, 13.51, 169.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.534, 43.934, 45.524)`
Decimal	`10008748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B8AC, 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 #98B8AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B8AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #98B8AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b8ac; }
.text { color: #98b8ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b8ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 184 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b8ac, #98b4b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98B8AC?: #98B8AC is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B8AC?: The RGB value is 152, 184, 172: 152 red, 184 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B8AC?: The complementary color is #B898A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B8AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.