Information about #98B7BA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#98B7BA falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(152, 183, 186) — 59.6% red, 71.8% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 1 / 0 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#98B7BA is a softly toned water-like cyan 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 very close to Shadow Green (#9AC0B6). Slightly further away sit Eskimo (#A2B4BA) and Unwind (#98B7AF).

The recipe behind #98B7BA is rgb(152, 183, 186), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #98B7BA: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#98B7BA color variations

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

#98B7BA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#98B7BA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#98B7BA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#98B7BA 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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#98B7BA 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 #98B7BA

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

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Conch color link
Conch

#A0B1AE

Sorrento color link
Sorrento

#9AB0AC

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

#98B7BA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#98B7BA
  • RGB152, 183, 186
  • CMYK13, 1, 0, 27
  • CSSrgb(152, 183, 186)
  • HSL185°, 20%, 66%
  • HSL Precise185.294°, 19.767%, 66.275%
  • HSV185°, 18%, 73%
  • HSB185°, 18%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.718, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.718, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.718, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID98B7BA
  • DECIMAL ID10008506
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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