What color is #98C9A4?

#98C9A4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98C9A4?

The RGB value is 152, 201, 164: 152 red, 201 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98C9A4?

The complementary color is #C998BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98C9A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98C9A4 color

#98C9A4 rgb(152, 201, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #98C9A4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 78.8% green and 64.3% blue (152, 201, 164).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 31% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#98C9A4 color codes

HEX	`#98C9A4`
RGB	`rgb(152, 201, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 78.8%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 31%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 18%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.76, -23.46, 13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.76, 27, 150.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.534, 51.128, 42.848)`
Decimal	`10013092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98C9A4, 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 #98C9A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98C9A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #98C9A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98c9a4; }
.text { color: #98c9a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98c9a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 201 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98c9a4, #98c9bd); }

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Questions

What color is #98C9A4?: #98C9A4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98C9A4?: The RGB value is 152, 201, 164: 152 red, 201 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98C9A4?: The complementary color is #C998BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98C9A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.