What color is #98D6BE?

#98D6BE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98D6BE?

The RGB value is 152, 214, 190: 152 red, 214 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98D6BE?

The complementary color is #D698B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98D6BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98D6BE color

#98D6BE rgb(152, 214, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #98D6BE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 83.9% green and 74.5% blue (152, 214, 190).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 43% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Wintermint (#94D2BF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

#98D6BE color codes

HEX	`#98D6BE`
RGB	`rgb(152, 214, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 83.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 43%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 29%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 11%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.01, -24.76, 5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.01, 25.37, 167.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.287, 58.484, 57.555)`
Decimal	`10016446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98D6BE, 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 #98D6BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98D6BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	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 #98D6BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98d6be; }
.text { color: #98d6be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98d6be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 214 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98d6be, #98cfd6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #98D6BE?: #98D6BE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Wintermint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98D6BE?: The RGB value is 152, 214, 190: 152 red, 214 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98D6BE?: The complementary color is #D698B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98D6BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.