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#98E901 Color

#98E901 is rgb(152, 233, 1) in RGB, hsl(81, 99%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 100%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#98E901
HEX#98E901
RGBrgb(152, 233, 1)
HSLhsl(81, 99%, 46%)
HSVhsv(81, 100%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 100%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(84.9% 0.23 130.4)
LABlab(84.69% -45.96 80.33)
LCHlch(84.69% 92.55 119.77)

What #98E901 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 #98E901, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 5.79Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 7.53Spring Bud#A7FC00ΔE 8.36French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 8.45Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 9.72Mango Green#96FF00ΔE 11.77

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

#98E901 Channel Values

How #98E901 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 233 · B 18-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 99% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 100% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #98E901 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #98E901 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #98E901

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #98E901; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#98E901
Complementary
#5201E9
Analogous
#E9C701
Analogous
#24E901
Triadic
#0198E9
Triadic
#E90198
Split comp.
#0124E9
Split comp.
#C701E9

Tints & Shades of #98E901

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

#ABFE10
#B9FE39
#C6FE5D
#D4FE85
#E1FFA9
#EFFFD1

Shades

#84CB01
#70AD01
#5D8E01
#497001
#355100
#213300

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #98E901.

How #98E901 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#98E901
Protanopia#DEDE08
Protanomaly#C6E205
Deuteranopia#D3D320
Deuteranomaly#BEDC17
Tritanopia#ADDCDC
Tritanomaly#A5E1AF
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #98E901 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-98e901: #98E901;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #98E901;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-98e901': '#98E901' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.914, blue: 0.004)
Android XML<color name="color_98e901">#98E901</color>
SVG fillfill="#98E901"

More Green Colors

#98E901 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#98E901 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #98E901?

#98E901 is a mid-tone green — rgb(152, 233, 1) in RGB and hsl(81, 99%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #98E901?

#98E901 is rgb(152, 233, 1) — red 152, green 233, and blue 1 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #98E901?

#98E901 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 100%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #98E901 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #98E901 scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #98E901 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #98E901 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.53, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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