Recognised as Colour
#98B6B6
- #98B6B6
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#98B6B6 is a cyan with RGB values 152, 182, 182 and HSL 180°, 17%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#98B6B6#98B6B6
HEX#98B6B6
RGBrgb(152, 182, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.7137, 0.7137
RGB percentages59.6%, 71.4%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(180, 17%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 16.5%, 71.4%)
CMYK16.5%, 0%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,008,246
CSS custom property--colour: #98B6B6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.7:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#674949
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B69898
Analogous#98B6A7, #98A7B6
Triadic#B698B6, #B6B698
Split complementary#B698A7, #B6A798
Tetradic#A798B6, #B69898, #A7B698
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G182
B182
Red152 (59.6%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)17.05%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 98 · G B6 · B B6
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