What color is #98BB86?

#98BB86 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 #98BB86?

The RGB value is 152, 187, 134: 152 red, 187 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BB86?

The complementary color is #A986BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BB86?

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.

#98BB86 color

#98BB86 rgb(152, 187, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #98BB86 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 73.3% green and 52.5% blue (152, 187, 134).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#98BB86 color codes

HEX	`#98BB86`
RGB	`rgb(152, 187, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 73.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.19, -21.66, 23.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.19, 31.66, 133.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.021, 43.937, 29.185)`
Decimal	`10009478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98BB86, 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 #98BB86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98BB86 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 #98BB86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98bb86; }
.text { color: #98bb86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98bb86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 187 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98bb86, #86bb8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #98BB86?: #98BB86 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 #98BB86?: The RGB value is 152, 187, 134: 152 red, 187 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BB86?: The complementary color is #A986BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BB86?: 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.