What color is #98C9B6?

#98C9B6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98C9B6?

The RGB value is 152, 201, 182: 152 red, 201 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98C9B6?

The complementary color is #C998AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98C9B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98C9B6 color

#98C9B6 rgb(152, 201, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #98C9B6 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 78.8% green and 71.4% blue (152, 201, 182).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 31% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.37:1).

#98C9B6 color codes

HEX	`#98C9B6`
RGB	`rgb(152, 201, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 78.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 31%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.18, -19.95, 4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.18, 20.4, 167.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.276, 51.824, 52.022)`
Decimal	`10013110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98C9B6, 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 #98C9B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98C9B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.37:1	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 #98C9B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98c9b6; }
.text { color: #98c9b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98c9b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 201 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98c9b6, #98c3c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #98C9B6?: #98C9B6 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98C9B6?: The RGB value is 152, 201, 182: 152 red, 201 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98C9B6?: The complementary color is #C998AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98C9B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.37:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.