What color is #98BF8A?

#98BF8A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98BF8A?

The RGB value is 152, 191, 138: 152 red, 191 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BF8A?

The complementary color is #B18ABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BF8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98BF8A color

#98BF8A rgb(152, 191, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #98BF8A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 74.9% green and 54.1% blue (152, 191, 138).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 29% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#98BF8A color codes

HEX	`#98BF8A`
RGB	`rgb(152, 191, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 74.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 29%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.4, -23.01, 22.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.4, 32.26, 135.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.166, 45.771, 30.969)`
Decimal	`10010506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98BF8A, 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 #98BF8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98BF8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #98BF8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98bf8a; }
.text { color: #98bf8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98bf8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 191 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98bf8a, #8abf97); }

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Questions

What color is #98BF8A?: #98BF8A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98BF8A?: The RGB value is 152, 191, 138: 152 red, 191 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BF8A?: The complementary color is #B18ABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BF8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.