What color is #98BFBB?

#98BFBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98BFBB?

The RGB value is 152, 191, 187: 152 red, 191 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98BFBB?

The complementary color is #BF989C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98BFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98BFBB color

#98BFBB rgb(152, 191, 187)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 74.9% green and 73.3% blue (152, 191, 187).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#98BFBB color codes

HEX	`#98BFBB`
RGB	`rgb(152, 191, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 74.9%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.52, -13.79, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.52, 13.98, 189.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.547, 47.523, 54.041)`
Decimal	`10010555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98BFBB, 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 #98BFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98BFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #98BFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98bfbb; }
.text { color: #98bfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98bfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 191 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98bfbb, #98b0bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #98BFBB?: #98BFBB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98BFBB?: The RGB value is 152, 191, 187: 152 red, 191 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98BFBB?: The complementary color is #BF989C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98BFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.