What color is #98BFAB?

#98BFAB 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 #98BFAB?

The RGB value is 152, 191, 171: 152 red, 191 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BFAB?

The complementary color is #BF98AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BFAB?

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.

#98BFAB color

#98BFAB rgb(152, 191, 171)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 74.9% green and 67.1% blue (152, 191, 171).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#98BFAB color codes

HEX	`#98BFAB`
RGB	`rgb(152, 191, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 74.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.11, -17.09, 5.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.11, 18.05, 161.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.928, 46.876, 45.517)`
Decimal	`10010539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#98BFAB 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 #98BFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98bfab; }
.text { color: #98bfab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98bfab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 191 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98bfab, #98bfbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #98BFAB?: #98BFAB 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 #98BFAB?: The RGB value is 152, 191, 171: 152 red, 191 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BFAB?: The complementary color is #BF98AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BFAB?: 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.