What color is #98D299?

#98D299 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 #98D299?

The RGB value is 152, 210, 153: 152 red, 210 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98D299?

The complementary color is #D298D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98D299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98D299 color

#98D299 rgb(152, 210, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #98D299 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 82.4% green and 60% blue (152, 210, 153).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.01:1).

#98D299 color codes

HEX	`#98D299`
RGB	`rgb(152, 210, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 82.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 27%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.08, -29.77, 22.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.08, 37.27, 143)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.743, 55.067, 38.56)`
Decimal	`10015385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98D299, 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 #98D299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98D299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.01:1	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 #98D299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98d299; }
.text { color: #98d299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98d299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 210 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98d299, #98d2b6); }

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Questions

What color is #98D299?: #98D299 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 #98D299?: The RGB value is 152, 210, 153: 152 red, 210 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98D299?: The complementary color is #D298D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98D299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.01:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.