What color is #98BEA0?

#98BEA0 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 #98BEA0?

The RGB value is 152, 190, 160: 152 red, 190 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BEA0?

The complementary color is #BE98B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BEA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98BEA0 color

#98BEA0 rgb(152, 190, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #98BEA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 74.5% green and 62.7% blue (152, 190, 160).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#98BEA0 color codes

HEX	`#98BEA0`
RGB	`rgb(152, 190, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 74.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.57, -18.69, 11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.57, 21.7, 149.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.706, 46.039, 40.151)`
Decimal	`10010272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98BEA0, 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 #98BEA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98BEA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #98BEA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98bea0; }
.text { color: #98bea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98bea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 190 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98bea0, #98beb3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98BEA0?: #98BEA0 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 #98BEA0?: The RGB value is 152, 190, 160: 152 red, 190 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BEA0?: The complementary color is #BE98B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BEA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.