What color is #98BCB5?

#98BCB5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98BCB5?

The RGB value is 152, 188, 181: 152 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BCB5?

The complementary color is #BC989F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BCB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98BCB5 color

#98BCB5 rgb(152, 188, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #98BCB5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 73.7% green and 71% blue (152, 188, 181).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#98BCB5 color codes

HEX	`#98BCB5`
RGB	`rgb(152, 188, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 73.7%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.53, -13.51, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.53, 13.51, 181.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.27, 45.977, 50.512)`
Decimal	`10009781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98BCB5, 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 #98BCB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98BCB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #98BCB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98bcb5; }
.text { color: #98bcb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98bcb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 188 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98bcb5, #98b1bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98BCB5?: #98BCB5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98BCB5?: The RGB value is 152, 188, 181: 152 red, 188 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BCB5?: The complementary color is #BC989F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BCB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.