What color is #98CFA0?

#98CFA0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98CFA0?

The RGB value is 152, 207, 160: 152 red, 207 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98CFA0?

The complementary color is #CF98C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98CFA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98CFA0 color

#98CFA0 rgb(152, 207, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #98CFA0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 81.2% green and 62.7% blue (152, 207, 160).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#98CFA0 color codes

HEX	`#98CFA0`
RGB	`rgb(152, 207, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 81.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 23%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.37, -27.11, 17.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.37, 32.41, 146.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.605, 53.838, 41.45)`
Decimal	`10014624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98CFA0, 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 #98CFA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98CFA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #98CFA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98cfa0; }
.text { color: #98cfa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98cfa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 207 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98cfa0, #98cfbc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98CFA0?: #98CFA0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98CFA0?: The RGB value is 152, 207, 160: 152 red, 207 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98CFA0?: The complementary color is #CF98C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98CFA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.