Palettes / Colors / #98CEDB

#98CEDB — Light Muted Teal

#98CEDB is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #98CEDB 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.

#98CEDB 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 #DBA699; it also sits naturally between #99DBC7 and #99ADDB. 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 81% · Blue 86%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #98CEDB

.text { color: #98CEDB; }
.background { background-color: #98CEDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #98CEDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 206, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(192, 48%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #98CEDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 206, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #98CEDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 206, 219, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBA699:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #98CEDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #98CEDB

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 #98CEDB 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 #98CEDB 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

← #98CEDA  ·  #98CEDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #98CEDB?

#98CEDB is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 152, 206, 219). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #98CEDB?

#98CEDB is RGB 152, 206, 219 — HSL 192°, 48%, 73% — CMYK 31%, 6%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #98CEDB?

Its complement is #DBA699; analogous partners are #99DBC7 and #99ADDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #98CEDB for text?

Black text on #98CEDB has a contrast ratio of 12.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.