What color is #98E8D3?

#98E8D3 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Beach Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98E8D3?

The RGB value is 152, 232, 211: 152 red, 232 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98E8D3?

The complementary color is #E898AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98E8D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98E8D3 color

#98E8D3 rgb(152, 232, 211)

Shades of green

The hex color #98E8D3 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 91% green and 82.7% blue (152, 232, 211).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 63% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Beach Glass (#96DFCE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#98E8D3 color codes

HEX	`#98E8D3`
RGB	`rgb(152, 232, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 91%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 63%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 34%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 9%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.55, -29.03, 2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.55, 29.14, 175.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.559, 69.089, 72.129)`
Decimal	`10021075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98E8D3, 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 #98E8D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98E8D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	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 #98E8D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98e8d3; }
.text { color: #98e8d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98e8d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 232 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98e8d3, #98d5e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #98E8D3?: #98E8D3 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Beach Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98E8D3?: The RGB value is 152, 232, 211: 152 red, 232 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98E8D3?: The complementary color is #E898AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98E8D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.