What color is #98B9AE?

#98B9AE 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 #98B9AE?

The RGB value is 152, 185, 174: 152 red, 185 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B9AE?

The complementary color is #B998A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B9AE color

#98B9AE rgb(152, 185, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #98B9AE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 72.5% green and 68.2% blue (152, 185, 174).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#98B9AE color codes

HEX	`#98B9AE`
RGB	`rgb(152, 185, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 72.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.51, -13.39, 1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.51, 13.52, 172.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.936, 44.428, 46.613)`
Decimal	`10009006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B9AE, 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 #98B9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	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 #98B9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b9ae; }
.text { color: #98b9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 185 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b9ae, #98b3b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98B9AE?: #98B9AE 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 #98B9AE?: The RGB value is 152, 185, 174: 152 red, 185 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B9AE?: The complementary color is #B998A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.