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#98CB95 Color

#98CB95 is rgb(152, 203, 149) in RGB, hsl(117, 34%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#98CB95
HEX#98CB95
RGBrgb(152, 203, 149)
HSLhsl(117, 34%, 69%)
HSVhsv(117, 27%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.092 143.3)
LABlab(77.05% -25.14 21.44)
LCHlch(77.05% 33.04 139.54)

What #98CB95 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 #98CB95, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.8Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 7.75Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.26Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.28Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 10.73Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.43

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

#98CB95 Channel Values

How #98CB95 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 203 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 34% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 27% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.86:1 vs white · 11.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #98CB95 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 text1.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #98CB95 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #98CB95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #98CB95; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#98CB95
Complementary
#C895CB
Analogous
#B3CB95
Analogous
#95CBAD
Triadic
#9598CB
Triadic
#CB9598
Split comp.
#AD95CB
Split comp.
#CB95B3

Tints & Shades of #98CB95

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

#A5D2A3
#B2D8B0
#C0DFBE
#D0E7CF
#DEEEDD
#EBF5EA

Shades

#7ABC76
#58AB54
#498C45
#396D36
#294F27
#172C16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #98CB95.

How #98CB95 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#98CB95
Protanopia#C4C495
Protanomaly#B4C795
Deuteranopia#BCBC97
Deuteranomaly#AFC296
Tritanopia#A0C5C5
Tritanomaly#9DC8B4
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #98CB95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-98cb95: #98CB95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #98CB95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-98cb95': '#98CB95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.796, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_98cb95">#98CB95</color>
SVG fillfill="#98CB95"

More Green Colors

#98CB95 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#98CB95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #98CB95?

#98CB95 is a light green — rgb(152, 203, 149) in RGB and hsl(117, 34%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #98CB95?

#98CB95 is rgb(152, 203, 149) — red 152, green 203, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #98CB95?

#98CB95 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #98CB95 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #98CB95 scores 1.86:1 against white and 11.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #98CB95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #98CB95 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 6.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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