What color is #98BB92?

#98BB92 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98BB92?

The RGB value is 152, 187, 146: 152 red, 187 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BB92?

The complementary color is #B592BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BB92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98BB92 color

#98BB92 rgb(152, 187, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #98BB92 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 73.3% green and 57.3% blue (152, 187, 146).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#98BB92 color codes

HEX	`#98BB92`
RGB	`rgb(152, 187, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 73.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.42, -19.68, 16.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.42, 25.99, 139.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.906, 44.291, 33.846)`
Decimal	`10009490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98BB92, 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 #98BB92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98BB92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #98BB92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98bb92; }
.text { color: #98bb92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98bb92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 187 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98bb92, #92bba1); }

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Questions

What color is #98BB92?: #98BB92 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98BB92?: The RGB value is 152, 187, 146: 152 red, 187 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BB92?: The complementary color is #B592BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BB92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.