What color is #98C0BE?

#98C0BE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98C0BE?

The RGB value is 152, 192, 190: 152 red, 192 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98C0BE?

The complementary color is #C0989A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98C0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98C0BE color

#98C0BE rgb(152, 192, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #98C0BE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 75.3% green and 74.5% blue (152, 192, 190).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 24% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#98C0BE color codes

HEX	`#98C0BE`
RGB	`rgb(152, 192, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 75.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 24%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.88, -13.67, -3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.88, 14.08, 193.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.09, 48.091, 55.823)`
Decimal	`10010814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98C0BE, 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 #98C0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98C0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #98C0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98c0be; }
.text { color: #98c0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98c0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 192 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98c0be, #98aec0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #98C0BE?: #98C0BE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98C0BE?: The RGB value is 152, 192, 190: 152 red, 192 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98C0BE?: The complementary color is #C0989A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98C0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.