What color is #98BEAD?

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

What is the RGB value of #98BEAD?

The RGB value is 152, 190, 173: 152 red, 190 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BEAD?

The complementary color is #BE98A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98BEAD color

#98BEAD rgb(152, 190, 173)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 74.5% green and 67.8% blue (152, 190, 173).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#98BEAD color codes

HEX	`#98BEAD`
RGB	`rgb(152, 190, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 74.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.88, -16.18, 4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.88, 16.77, 164.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.903, 46.518, 46.456)`
Decimal	`10010285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98BEAD, 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 #98BEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98BEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #98BEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98bead; }
.text { color: #98bead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98bead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 190 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98bead, #98bcbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #98BEAD?: #98BEAD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98BEAD?: The RGB value is 152, 190, 173: 152 red, 190 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BEAD?: The complementary color is #BE98A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.