What color is #98BC96?

#98BC96 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 #98BC96?

The RGB value is 152, 188, 150: 152 red, 188 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BC96?

The complementary color is #BA96BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BC96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98BC96 color

#98BC96 rgb(152, 188, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #98BC96 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 73.7% green and 58.8% blue (152, 188, 150).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#98BC96 color codes

HEX	`#98BC96`
RGB	`rgb(152, 188, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 73.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.79, -19.49, 15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.79, 24.79, 141.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.436, 44.843, 35.584)`
Decimal	`10009750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98BC96, 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 #98BC96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98BC96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #98BC96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98bc96; }
.text { color: #98bc96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98bc96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 188 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98bc96, #96bca7); }

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Questions

What color is #98BC96?: #98BC96 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 #98BC96?: The RGB value is 152, 188, 150: 152 red, 188 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BC96?: The complementary color is #BA96BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BC96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.