What color is #98BAA6?

#98BAA6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98BAA6?

The RGB value is 152, 186, 166: 152 red, 186 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BAA6?

The complementary color is #BA98AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BAA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98BAA6 color

#98BAA6 rgb(152, 186, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #98BAA6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 72.9% green and 65.1% blue (152, 186, 166).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#98BAA6 color codes

HEX	`#98BAA6`
RGB	`rgb(152, 186, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 72.9%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.59, -15.5, 6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.59, 16.75, 157.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.389, 44.545, 42.697)`
Decimal	`10009254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98BAA6, 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 #98BAA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98BAA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #98BAA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98baa6; }
.text { color: #98baa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98baa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 186 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98baa6, #98bab7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #98BAA6?: #98BAA6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98BAA6?: The RGB value is 152, 186, 166: 152 red, 186 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BAA6?: The complementary color is #BA98AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BAA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.