What color is #98EAD4?

#98EAD4 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 #98EAD4?

The RGB value is 152, 234, 212: 152 red, 234 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98EAD4?

The complementary color is #EA98AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98EAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98EAD4 color

#98EAD4 rgb(152, 234, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #98EAD4 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 91.8% green and 83.1% blue (152, 234, 212).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 66% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Beach Glass (#96DFCE), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

#98EAD4 color codes

HEX	`#98EAD4`
RGB	`rgb(152, 234, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 91.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 66%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 35%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.13, -29.77, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.13, 29.9, 174.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.251, 70.271, 72.98)`
Decimal	`10021588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98EAD4, 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 #98EAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98EAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #98EAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ead4; }
.text { color: #98ead4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ead4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 234 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ead4, #98d7ea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #98EAD4?: #98EAD4 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 #98EAD4?: The RGB value is 152, 234, 212: 152 red, 234 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98EAD4?: The complementary color is #EA98AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98EAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.