What color is #98DAD9?

#98DAD9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98DAD9?

The RGB value is 152, 218, 217: 152 red, 218 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98DAD9?

The complementary color is #DA9899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98DAD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98DAD9 color

#98DAD9 rgb(152, 218, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #98DAD9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 85.5% green and 85.1% blue (152, 218, 217).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 47% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#98DAD9 color codes

HEX	`#98DAD9`
RGB	`rgb(152, 218, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 85.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 47%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 30%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.82, -20.87, -6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.82, 21.77, 196.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.54, 61.825, 74.903)`
Decimal	`10017497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98DAD9, 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 #98DAD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98DAD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	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 #98DAD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98dad9; }
.text { color: #98dad9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98dad9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 218 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98dad9, #98bada); }

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Questions

What color is #98DAD9?: #98DAD9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98DAD9?: The RGB value is 152, 218, 217: 152 red, 218 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98DAD9?: The complementary color is #DA9899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98DAD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.