Information about #98BAB8 color

#98BAB8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#98BAB8 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(152, 186, 184) — 59.6% red, 72.9% green, 72.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 0 / 1 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned aqua cyan, #98BAB8 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Shadow Green (#9AC0B6). Slightly further away sit Unwind (#98B7AF) and Eskimo (#A2B4BA).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(152, 186, 184)), which gives #98BAB8 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #98BAB8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#98BAB8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#98BAB8 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 #98BAB8

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

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#98BAB8
  • RGB152, 186, 184
  • CMYK13, 0, 1, 27
  • CSSrgb(152, 186, 184)
  • HSL176°, 20%, 66%
  • HSL Precise176.471°, 19.767%, 66.275%
  • HSV176°, 18%, 73%
  • HSB176°, 18%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.729, 0.722)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.729, 0.722, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.729, 0.722)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID98BAB8
  • DECIMAL ID10009272
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01