What color is #98BBAE?

#98BBAE 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 #98BBAE?

The RGB value is 152, 187, 174: 152 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BBAE?

The complementary color is #BB98A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BBAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98BBAE color

#98BBAE rgb(152, 187, 174)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (152, 187, 174).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#98BBAE color codes

HEX	`#98BBAE`
RGB	`rgb(152, 187, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 73.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.07, -14.43, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.07, 14.68, 169.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.357, 45.271, 46.753)`
Decimal	`10009518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98BBAE, 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 #98BBAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98BBAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #98BBAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98bbae; }
.text { color: #98bbae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98bbae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 187 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98bbae, #98b6bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98BBAE?: #98BBAE 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 #98BBAE?: The RGB value is 152, 187, 174: 152 red, 187 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BBAE?: The complementary color is #BB98A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BBAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.