What color is #98C1CD?

#98C1CD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98C1CD?

The RGB value is 152, 193, 205: 152 red, 193 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98C1CD?

The complementary color is #CDA498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98C1CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98C1CD color

#98C1CD rgb(152, 193, 205)

Shades of teal

The hex color #98C1CD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 75.7% green and 80.4% blue (152, 193, 205).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 35% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic (#99C1CC), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#98C1CD color codes

HEX	`#98C1CD`
RGB	`rgb(152, 193, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 75.7%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 35%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 26%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.59, -10.84, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.59, 15.07, 224.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.035, 49.221, 64.979)`
Decimal	`10011085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98C1CD, 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 #98C1CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98C1CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #98C1CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98c1cd; }
.text { color: #98c1cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98c1cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 193 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98c1cd, #98a7cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #98C1CD?: #98C1CD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aquatic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98C1CD?: The RGB value is 152, 193, 205: 152 red, 193 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98C1CD?: The complementary color is #CDA498, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98C1CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.