What color is #98B9CF?

#98B9CF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98B9CF?

The RGB value is 152, 185, 207: 152 red, 185 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98B9CF?

The complementary color is #CFAE98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98B9CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98B9CF color

#98B9CF rgb(152, 185, 207)

Shades of blue

The hex color #98B9CF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 72.5% green and 81.2% blue (152, 185, 207).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Sky (#99BDD2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#98B9CF color codes

HEX	`#98B9CF`
RGB	`rgb(152, 185, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 72.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 11%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, -6.13, -14.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 15.97, 247.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.557, 45.877, 65.685)`
Decimal	`10009039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98B9CF, 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 #98B9CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98B9CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #98B9CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98b9cf; }
.text { color: #98b9cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98b9cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 185 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98b9cf, #989dcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Blue.

Questions

What color is #98B9CF?: #98B9CF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Gentle Sky. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98B9CF?: The RGB value is 152, 185, 207: 152 red, 185 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98B9CF?: The complementary color is #CFAE98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98B9CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.