Information about #98AC8E color

#98AC8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#98AC8E falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(152, 172, 142) — 59.6% red, 67.5% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 0 / 12 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#98AC8E is a gently muted chartreuse that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Greenish Grey (#96AE8D). Slightly further away sit Jwily (#9DA58C) and Half Washed Green (#A1A894).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(152, 172, 142)), which gives #98AC8E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #98AC8E: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #98AC8E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#98AC8E color variations

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#98AC8E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #98AC8E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Jwily color link
Jwily

#9DA58C

Bud color link
Bud

#A5A88F

Envy color link
Envy

#8BA690

Pewter color link
Pewter

#91A092

Edward color link
Edward

#97A49A

Marsh Green color link
Marsh Green

#8BA58F

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Cement color link
Cement

#A5A391

Star Dust color link
Star Dust

#A0A197

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#98AC8E
  • RGB152, 172, 142
  • CMYK8, 0, 12, 33
  • CSSrgb(152, 172, 142)
  • HSL100°, 15%, 62%
  • HSL Precise100°, 15.306%, 61.569%
  • HSV100°, 17%, 67%
  • HSB100°, 17%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.675, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.675, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.675, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID98AC8E
  • DECIMAL ID10005646
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01