What color is #98BCBA?

#98BCBA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98BCBA?

The RGB value is 152, 188, 186: 152 red, 188 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BCBA?

The complementary color is #BC989A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BCBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98BCBA color

#98BCBA rgb(152, 188, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #98BCBA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 73.7% green and 72.9% blue (152, 188, 186).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#98BCBA color codes

HEX	`#98BCBA`
RGB	`rgb(152, 188, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 73.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.67, -12.45, -2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.67, 12.8, 193.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.793, 46.186, 53.263)`
Decimal	`10009786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98BCBA, 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 #98BCBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98BCBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #98BCBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98bcba; }
.text { color: #98bcba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98bcba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 188 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98bcba, #98acbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98BCBA?: #98BCBA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98BCBA?: The RGB value is 152, 188, 186: 152 red, 188 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BCBA?: The complementary color is #BC989A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BCBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.