What color is #98CB91?

#98CB91 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98CB91?

The RGB value is 152, 203, 145: 152 red, 203 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98CB91?

The complementary color is #C491CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98CB91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98CB91 color

#98CB91 rgb(152, 203, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #98CB91 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 79.6% green and 56.9% blue (152, 203, 145).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 36% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#98CB91 color codes

HEX	`#98CB91`
RGB	`rgb(152, 203, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 79.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 36%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 29%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 29%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.94, -27.74, 23.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.94, 36.5, 139.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.414, 51.43, 34.633)`
Decimal	`10013585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98CB91, 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 #98CB91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98CB91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #98CB91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98cb91; }
.text { color: #98cb91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98cb91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 203 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98cb91, #91cba7); }

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Questions

What color is #98CB91?: #98CB91 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Botanist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98CB91?: The RGB value is 152, 203, 145: 152 red, 203 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98CB91?: The complementary color is #C491CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98CB91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.