What color is #98BDA5?

#98BDA5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98BDA5?

The RGB value is 152, 189, 165: 152 red, 189 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BDA5?

The complementary color is #BD98B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BDA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98BDA5 color

#98BDA5 rgb(152, 189, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #98BDA5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 74.1% green and 64.7% blue (152, 189, 165).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#98BDA5 color codes

HEX	`#98BDA5`
RGB	`rgb(152, 189, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 74.1%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.41, -17.24, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.41, 19.03, 154.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.936, 45.786, 42.429)`
Decimal	`10010021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98BDA5, 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 #98BDA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98BDA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	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 #98BDA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98bda5; }
.text { color: #98bda5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98bda5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 189 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98bda5, #98bdb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #98BDA5?: #98BDA5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98BDA5?: The RGB value is 152, 189, 165: 152 red, 189 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BDA5?: The complementary color is #BD98B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BDA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.