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#98ECD4 Color

#98ECD4 is rgb(152, 236, 212) in RGB, hsl(163, 69%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 0%, 10%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#98ECD4
HEX#98ECD4
RGBrgb(152, 236, 212)
HSLhsl(163, 69%, 76%)
HSVhsv(163, 36%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(36%, 0%, 10%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.089 174.2)
LABlab(87.54% -30.58 3.18)
LCHlch(87.54% 30.75 174.07)

What #98ECD4 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 #98ECD4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 5.84Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.93Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 7.83Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 8.55Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.99Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.01

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

#98ECD4 Channel Values

How #98ECD4 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 236 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 69% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 36% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 36% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #98ECD4 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #98ECD4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #98ECD4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #98ECD4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#98ECD4
Complementary
#EC98B0
Analogous
#98ECAA
Analogous
#98DAEC
Triadic
#D498EC
Triadic
#ECD498
Split comp.
#EC98DA
Split comp.
#ECAA98

Tints & Shades of #98ECD4

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

#A5EED9
#B1F1DF
#BEF3E4
#D0F6EB
#DDF9F1
#E9FBF6

Shades

#6CE4C2
#3DDBAF
#24C295
#1C9774
#146C53
#0B3C2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #98ECD4.

How #98ECD4 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#98ECD4
Protanopia#E1E1D4
Protanomaly#C8E5D4
Deuteranopia#D5D5D6
Deuteranomaly#C0DFD5
Tritanopia#9DE9E9
Tritanomaly#9BEAE1
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

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Using #98ECD4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-98ecd4: #98ECD4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #98ECD4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-98ecd4': '#98ECD4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.596, green: 0.925, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_98ecd4">#98ECD4</color>
SVG fillfill="#98ECD4"

More Green Colors

#98ECD4 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#98ECD4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #98ECD4?

#98ECD4 is a light green — rgb(152, 236, 212) in RGB and hsl(163, 69%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.84.

What is the RGB value of #98ECD4?

#98ECD4 is rgb(152, 236, 212) — red 152, green 236, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #98ECD4?

#98ECD4 converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 0%, 10%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #98ECD4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #98ECD4 scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #98ECD4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #98ECD4 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 14.35, which is visibly different.

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