What color is #98D0C8?

#98D0C8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98D0C8?

The RGB value is 152, 208, 200: 152 red, 208 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98D0C8?

The complementary color is #D098A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98D0C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98D0C8 color

#98D0C8 rgb(152, 208, 200)

Shades of teal

The hex color #98D0C8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 81.6% green and 78.4% blue (152, 208, 200).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 37% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Whirlpool (#A5D8CD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.19:1).

#98D0C8 color codes

HEX	`#98D0C8`
RGB	`rgb(152, 208, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 81.6%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 37%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 27%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 4%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.59, -19.66, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.59, 19.75, 185.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.927, 55.955, 63.013)`
Decimal	`10014920`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98D0C8, 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 #98D0C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98D0C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.19:1	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 #98D0C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98d0c8; }
.text { color: #98d0c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98d0c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 208 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98d0c8, #98bcd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #98D0C8?: #98D0C8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Whirlpool. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98D0C8?: The RGB value is 152, 208, 200: 152 red, 208 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98D0C8?: The complementary color is #D098A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98D0C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.