What color is #98E08B?

#98E08B is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98E08B?

The RGB value is 152, 224, 139: 152 red, 224 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98E08B?

The complementary color is #D38BE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98E08B?

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.

#98E08B color

#98E08B rgb(152, 224, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #98E08B is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 87.8% green and 54.5% blue (152, 224, 139).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 58% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Leek (#98D98E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#98E08B color codes

HEX	`#98E08B`
RGB	`rgb(152, 224, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 87.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 58%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 38%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 38%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.83, -38.45, 34.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.83, 51.78, 137.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.263, 61.849, 34.027)`
Decimal	`10018955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98E08B, 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 #98E08B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98E08B 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 #98E08B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98e08b; }
.text { color: #98e08b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98e08b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 224 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98e08b, #8be0a8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #98E08B?: #98E08B is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Leek. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98E08B?: The RGB value is 152, 224, 139: 152 red, 224 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98E08B?: The complementary color is #D38BE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98E08B?: 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.