What color is #98C1B1?

#98C1B1 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 #98C1B1?

The RGB value is 152, 193, 177: 152 red, 193 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98C1B1?

The complementary color is #C198A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98C1B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98C1B1 color

#98C1B1 rgb(152, 193, 177)

Shades of green

The hex color #98C1B1 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 75.7% green and 69.4% blue (152, 193, 177).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#98C1B1 color codes

HEX	`#98C1B1`
RGB	`rgb(152, 193, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 75.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.82, -16.91, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.82, 17.28, 168.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.952, 47.988, 48.744)`
Decimal	`10011057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98C1B1, 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 #98C1B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98C1B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #98C1B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98c1b1; }
.text { color: #98c1b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98c1b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 193 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98c1b1, #98bdc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #98C1B1?: #98C1B1 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 #98C1B1?: The RGB value is 152, 193, 177: 152 red, 193 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98C1B1?: The complementary color is #C198A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98C1B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.