What color is #98C293?

#98C293 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98C293?

The RGB value is 152, 194, 147: 152 red, 194 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98C293?

The complementary color is #BD93C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98C293?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98C293 color

#98C293 rgb(152, 194, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #98C293 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 76.1% green and 57.6% blue (152, 194, 147).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 28% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#98C293 color codes

HEX	`#98C293`
RGB	`rgb(152, 194, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 76.1%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 28%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 24%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.42, -23.01, 19.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.42, 29.97, 140.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.506, 47.365, 34.764)`
Decimal	`10011283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98C293, 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 #98C293	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98C293 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #98C293 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98c293; }
.text { color: #98c293; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98c293; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 194 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98c293, #93c2a5); }

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Questions

What color is #98C293?: #98C293 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98C293?: The RGB value is 152, 194, 147: 152 red, 194 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98C293?: The complementary color is #BD93C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98C293?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.