Recognised as Colour
#98E0DC
- #98E0DC
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#98E0DC is a cyan with RGB values 152, 224, 220 and HSL 177°, 54%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#98E0DC#98E0DC
HEX#98E0DC
RGBrgb(152, 224, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.8784, 0.8627
RGB percentages59.6%, 87.8%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(176.7, 53.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.7, 32.1%, 87.8%)
CMYK32.1%, 0%, 1.8%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,019,036
CSS custom property--colour: #98E0DC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#671F23
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E0989C
Analogous#98E0B8, #98C0E0
Triadic#DC98E0, #E0DC98
Split complementary#E098C0, #E0B898
Tetradic#B898E0, #E0989C, #C0E098
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G224
B220
Red152 (59.6%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue176.67°
Saturation (HSL)53.73%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 98 · G E0 · B DC
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