What color is #98FFFB?

#98FFFB is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Ice Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #98FFFB?

The RGB value is 152, 255, 251: 152 red, 255 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #98FFFB?

The complementary color is #FF989C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98FFFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#98FFFB color

#98FFFB rgb(152, 255, 251)

Shades of teal

The hex color #98FFFB is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 100% green and 98.4% blue (152, 255, 251).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ice Blue (#99FFFF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#98FFFB color codes

HEX	`#98FFFB`
RGB	`rgb(152, 255, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 100%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 40%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.95, -30.9, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.95, 31.8, 193.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.115, 85.156, 104.201)`
Decimal	`10027003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #98FFFB, 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 #98FFFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#98FFFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #98FFFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98fffb; }
.text { color: #98fffb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98fffb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 255 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98fffb, #98cfff); }

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Questions

What color is #98FFFB?: #98FFFB is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Ice Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #98FFFB?: The RGB value is 152, 255, 251: 152 red, 255 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #98FFFB?: The complementary color is #FF989C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98FFFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.