Recognised as Colour
#98AFAD
- #98AFAD
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#98AFAD is a cyan with RGB values 152, 175, 173 and HSL 175°, 13%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#98AFAD#98AFAD
HEX#98AFAD
RGBrgb(152, 175, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.6863, 0.6784
RGB percentages59.6%, 68.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(174.8, 12.6%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.8, 13.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK13.1%, 0%, 1.1%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,006,445
CSS custom property--colour: #98AFAD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.07:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#675052
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AF989A
Analogous#98AFA2, #98A5AF
Triadic#AD98AF, #AFAD98
Split complementary#AF98A5, #AFA298
Tetradic#A298AF, #AF989A, #A5AF98
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G175
B173
Red152 (59.6%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue174.78°
Saturation (HSL)12.57%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 98 · G AF · B AD
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