What color is #98BCCA?

#98BCCA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Neptune’s Realm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98BCCA?

The RGB value is 152, 188, 202: 152 red, 188 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BCCA?

The complementary color is #CAA698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BCCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98BCCA color

#98BCCA rgb(152, 188, 202)

Shades of blue

The hex color #98BCCA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 73.7% green and 79.2% blue (152, 188, 202).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Neptune’s Realm (#97C0D1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#98BCCA color codes

HEX	`#98BCCA`
RGB	`rgb(152, 188, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 73.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 7%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.13, -8.89, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.13, 14.16, 231.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.59, 46.905, 62.728)`
Decimal	`10009802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98BCCA, 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 #98BCCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98BCCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #98BCCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98bcca; }
.text { color: #98bcca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98bcca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 188 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98bcca, #98a3ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #98BCCA?: #98BCCA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Neptune’s Realm. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98BCCA?: The RGB value is 152, 188, 202: 152 red, 188 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BCCA?: The complementary color is #CAA698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BCCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.