What color is #98FF00?

#98FF00 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Acid Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98FF00?

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

What is the complementary color of #98FF00?

The complementary color is #6700FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98FF00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98FF00 color

#98FF00 rgb(152, 255, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #98FF00 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 100% green and 0% blue (152, 255, 0).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Acid Green (#8FFE09), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#98FF00 color codes

HEX	`#98FF00`
RGB	`rgb(152, 255, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 100%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.87, -60.52, 86.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.87, 105.96, 124.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.708, 78.193, 12.526)`
Decimal	`10026752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98FF00, 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 #98FF00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98FF00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #98FF00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98ff00; }
.text { color: #98ff00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98ff00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 255 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98ff00, #18ff00); }

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Questions

What color is #98FF00?: #98FF00 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Acid Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98FF00?: The RGB value is 152, 255, 0: 152 red, 255 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98FF00?: The complementary color is #6700FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98FF00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.