Information about #98BBC1 color

#98BBC1 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#98BBC1 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(152, 187, 193) — 59.6% red, 73.3% green, 75.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 2 / 0 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #98BBC1 reads as a gently muted 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 Chi (#9FBFC2). Slightly further away sit Frozen (#9DB6C6) and Escape (#9EC0CA).

In RGB terms — rgb(152, 187, 193) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #98BBC1: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #98BBC1 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#98BBC1 color variations

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

#98BBC1 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 #98BBC1

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

Chi color link
Chi

#9FBFC2

Frozen color link
Frozen

#9DB6C6

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#98BBC1
  • RGB152, 187, 193
  • CMYK16, 2, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(152, 187, 193)
  • HSL189°, 25%, 68%
  • HSL Precise188.78°, 24.848%, 67.647%
  • HSV189°, 21%, 76%
  • HSB189°, 21%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.733, 0.757)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.733, 0.757, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.733, 0.757)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID98BBC1
  • DECIMAL ID10009537
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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