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#98C3A3 Color

#98C3A3 is rgb(152, 195, 163) in RGB, hsl(135, 26%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#98C3A3
HEX#98C3A3
RGBrgb(152, 195, 163)
HSLhsl(135, 26%, 68%)
HSVhsv(135, 22%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.064 152.6)
LABlab(75.03% -19.64 11.27)
LCHlch(75.03% 22.64 150.15)

What #98C3A3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #98C3A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 4.07Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.15Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.6Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 7.77Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.76Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.48

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#98C3A3 Channel Values

How #98C3A3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 152 · G 195 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 26% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 22% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #98C3A3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #98C3A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #98C3A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #98C3A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#98C3A3
Complementary
#C398B8
Analogous
#A3C398
Analogous
#98C3B8
Triadic
#A398C3
Triadic
#C3A398
Split comp.
#B898C3
Split comp.
#C398A3

Tints & Shades of #98C3A3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A5CAAE
#B5D4BD
#C2DBC8
#CFE3D4
#DCEADF
#ECF4EE

Shades

#7BB289
#5EA16F
#4D845B
#3A6445
#2A4731
#192A1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #98C3A3.

How #98C3A3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#98C3A3
Protanopia#BDBDA3
Protanomaly#AFBFA3
Deuteranopia#B6B6A4
Deuteranomaly#ABBBA4
Tritanopia#9DBFBF
Tritanomaly#9BC1B5
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #98C3A3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-98c3a3: #98C3A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #98C3A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-98c3a3': '#98C3A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.765, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_98c3a3">#98C3A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#98C3A3"

More Green Colors

#98C3A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#98C3A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #98C3A3?

#98C3A3 is a light green — rgb(152, 195, 163) in RGB and hsl(135, 26%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.07.

What is the RGB value of #98C3A3?

#98C3A3 is rgb(152, 195, 163) — red 152, green 195, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #98C3A3?

#98C3A3 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #98C3A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #98C3A3 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #98C3A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #98C3A3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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