Recognised as Colour
#98DEC4
- #98DEC4
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#98DEC4 is a cyan with RGB values 152, 222, 196 and HSL 158°, 51%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#98DEC4#98DEC4
HEX#98DEC4
RGBrgb(152, 222, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.8706, 0.7686
RGB percentages59.6%, 87.1%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(157.7, 51.5%, 73.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.7, 31.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK31.5%, 0%, 11.7%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,018,500
CSS custom property--colour: #98DEC4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.58:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#67213B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DE98B2
Analogous#98DEA1, #98D5DE
Triadic#C498DE, #DEC498
Split complementary#DE98D5, #DEA198
Tetradic#A198DE, #DE98B2, #D5DE98
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G222
B196
Red152 (59.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue157.71°
Saturation (HSL)51.47%
Lightness73.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 98 · G DE · B C4
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