Information about #98AFAD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#98AFAD falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(152, 175, 173) — 59.6% red, 68.6% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 1 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #98AFAD reads as a gently muted aqua cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sorrento (#9AB0AC). Slightly further away sit Unwind (#98B7AF) and Conch (#A0B1AE).

The recipe behind #98AFAD is rgb(152, 175, 173), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #98AFAD: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #98AFAD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#98AFAD color variations

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

#98AFAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#98AFAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#98AFAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#98AFAD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#98AFAD 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #98AFAD

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

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Tower Grey color link
Tower Grey

#9CACA5

Cyanish Grey color link
Cyanish Grey

#9CA8A8

Utata Gray color link
Utata Gray

#A0AAAB

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Hit Grey color link
Hit Grey

#A1A9A8

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Dusty Ash color link
Dusty Ash

#A4AEA8

Electric Gray color link
Electric Gray

#A5ADAD

#98AFAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#98AFAD
  • RGB152, 175, 173
  • CMYK9, 0, 1, 31
  • CSSrgb(152, 175, 173)
  • HSL175°, 13%, 64%
  • HSL Precise174.783°, 12.568%, 64.118%
  • HSV175°, 13%, 69%
  • HSB175°, 13%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.686, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.686, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.686, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID98AFAD
  • DECIMAL ID10006445
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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