Recognised as Colour
#98EDE2
- #98EDE2
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#98EDE2 is a cyan with RGB values 152, 237, 226 and HSL 172°, 70%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#98EDE2#98EDE2
HEX#98EDE2
RGBrgb(152, 237, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.5961, 0.9294, 0.8863
RGB percentages59.6%, 92.9%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(172.2, 70.2%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.2, 35.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK35.9%, 0%, 4.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,022,370
CSS custom property--colour: #98EDE2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.55:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#67121D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ED98A3
Analogous#98EDB7, #98CDED
Triadic#E298ED, #EDE298
Split complementary#ED98CD, #EDB898
Tetradic#B898ED, #ED98A3, #CDED98
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R152
G237
B226
Red152 (59.6%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue172.24°
Saturation (HSL)70.25%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 98 · G ED · B E2
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