What color is #98D596?

#98D596 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 #98D596?

The RGB value is 152, 213, 150: 152 red, 213 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98D596?

The complementary color is #D396D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98D596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98D596 color

#98D596 rgb(152, 213, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #98D596 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 83.5% green and 58.8% blue (152, 213, 150).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 43% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Botanist (#9AD28C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#98D596 color codes

HEX	`#98D596`
RGB	`rgb(152, 213, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 83.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 43%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 30%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 30%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.88, -31.68, 25.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.88, 40.41, 141.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.246, 56.464, 37.521)`
Decimal	`10016150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98D596, 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 #98D596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98D596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #98D596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98d596; }
.text { color: #98d596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98d596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 213 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98d596, #96d5b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #98D596?: #98D596 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 #98D596?: The RGB value is 152, 213, 150: 152 red, 213 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98D596?: The complementary color is #D396D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98D596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.