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#98EBBE Color

#98EBBE is rgb(152, 235, 190) in RGB, hsl(147, 67%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 19%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seafoam (#93E9BE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#98EBBE
HEX#98EBBE
RGBrgb(152, 235, 190)
HSLhsl(147, 67%, 76%)
HSVhsv(147, 35%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 19%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.103 159.6)
LABlab(86.83% -33.53 13.56)
LCHlch(86.83% 36.17 157.98)

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

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

#98EBBE Channel Values

How #98EBBE 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 235 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 67% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 35% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #98EBBE 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #98EBBE

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

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Tints & Shades of #98EBBE

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.

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Shades

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

How #98EBBE 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#98EBBE
Protanopia#E0E0BE
Protanomaly#C7E4BE
Deuteranopia#D4D4C0
Deuteranomaly#BFDEBF
Tritanopia#A1E6E6
Tritanomaly#9DE8D7
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #98EBBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-98ebbe: #98EBBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #98EBBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-98ebbe': '#98EBBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.922, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_98ebbe">#98EBBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#98EBBE"

More Green Colors

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

#98EBBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #98EBBE?

#98EBBE is a light green — rgb(152, 235, 190) in RGB and hsl(147, 67%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seafoam (#93E9BE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.56.

What is the RGB value of #98EBBE?

#98EBBE is rgb(152, 235, 190) — red 152, green 235, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #98EBBE?

#98EBBE converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 19%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #98EBBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #98EBBE scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #98EBBE 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 13.15, which is visibly different.

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