What color is #98DC98?

#98DC98 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98DC98?

The RGB value is 152, 220, 152: 152 red, 220 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98DC98?

The complementary color is #DC98DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98DC98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98DC98 color

#98DC98 rgb(152, 220, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #98DC98 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 86.3% green and 59.6% blue (152, 220, 152).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 49% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Leek (#98D98E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#98DC98 color codes

HEX	`#98DC98`
RGB	`rgb(152, 220, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 86.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 49%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 31%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 31%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.91, -34.62, 26.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.91, 43.78, 142.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.208, 60.127, 38.976)`
Decimal	`10017944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98DC98, 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 #98DC98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98DC98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #98DC98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98dc98; }
.text { color: #98dc98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98dc98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 220 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98dc98, #98dcba); }

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Questions

What color is #98DC98?: #98DC98 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98DC98?: The RGB value is 152, 220, 152: 152 red, 220 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98DC98?: The complementary color is #DC98DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98DC98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.