Palettes / Colors / #98CDBE

#98CDBE — Light Muted Teal

#98CDBE is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #98CDBE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#98CDBE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CD98A7; it also sits naturally between #98CDA3 and #98C2CD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 80% · Blue 75%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #98CDBE

.text { color: #98CDBE; }
.background { background-color: #98CDBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #98CDBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 205, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 35%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #98CDBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 205, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #98CDBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 205, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#98CDBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#98CDBE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD98A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #98CDBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #98CDBE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #98CDBE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #98CDBE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #98CDBE?

#98CDBE is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 152, 205, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #98CDBE?

#98CDBE is RGB 152, 205, 190 — HSL 163°, 35%, 70% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 7%, 20%.

What colors go with #98CDBE?

Its complement is #CD98A7; analogous partners are #98CDA3 and #98C2CD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #98CDBE for text?

Black text on #98CDBE has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.