What color is #98D592?

#98D592 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 #98D592?

The RGB value is 152, 213, 146: 152 red, 213 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98D592?

The complementary color is #CF92D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98D592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98D592 color

#98D592 rgb(152, 213, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #98D592 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 83.5% green and 57.3% blue (152, 213, 146).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 44% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.27:1).

#98D592 color codes

HEX	`#98D592`
RGB	`rgb(152, 213, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 83.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 44%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 31%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 31%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.81, -32.33, 27.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.81, 42.17, 140.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.93, 56.338, 35.854)`
Decimal	`10016146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98D592, 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 #98D592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98D592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.27:1	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 #98D592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98d592; }
.text { color: #98d592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98d592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 213 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98d592, #92d5ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #98D592?: #98D592 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 #98D592?: The RGB value is 152, 213, 146: 152 red, 213 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98D592?: The complementary color is #CF92D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98D592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.27:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.