What color is #98DED9?

#98DED9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98DED9?

The RGB value is 152, 222, 217: 152 red, 222 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98DED9?

The complementary color is #DE989D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98DED9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98DED9 color

#98DED9 rgb(152, 222, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #98DED9 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 87.1% green and 85.1% blue (152, 222, 217).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 51% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Aqua Fiesta (#96E2E1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#98DED9 color codes

HEX	`#98DED9`
RGB	`rgb(152, 222, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 87.1%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 51%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 32%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.93, -22.86, -4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.93, 23.3, 191.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.59, 63.925, 75.252)`
Decimal	`10018521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98DED9, 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 #98DED9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98DED9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #98DED9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ded9; }
.text { color: #98ded9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ded9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 222 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ded9, #98c0de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #98DED9?: #98DED9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Aqua Fiesta. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98DED9?: The RGB value is 152, 222, 217: 152 red, 222 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98DED9?: The complementary color is #DE989D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98DED9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.