What color is #98C7CF?

#98C7CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Continental Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98C7CF?

The RGB value is 152, 199, 207: 152 red, 199 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98C7CF?

The complementary color is #CFA098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98C7CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98C7CF color

#98C7CF rgb(152, 199, 207)

Shades of teal

The hex color #98C7CF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 78% green and 81.2% blue (152, 199, 207).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Continental Waters (#98C6CB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#98C7CF color codes

HEX	`#98C7CF`
RGB	`rgb(152, 199, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 78%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 4%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.3, -13.51, -9.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.3, 16.24, 213.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.631, 52.025, 66.71)`
Decimal	`10012623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98C7CF, 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 #98C7CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98C7CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #98C7CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98c7cf; }
.text { color: #98c7cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98c7cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 199 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98c7cf, #98abcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #98C7CF?: #98C7CF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Continental Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98C7CF?: The RGB value is 152, 199, 207: 152 red, 199 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98C7CF?: The complementary color is #CFA098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98C7CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.