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#98EBCE — Light Green

#98EBCE is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #98EBCE 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.

#98EBCE is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EB99B5; it also sits naturally between #99EBA5 and #99DFEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#98EBCE · RGB 152, 235, 206

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Color values

HEX#98EBCE
RGB152, 235, 206
HSL159°, 67%, 76%
HSV159°, 35%, 92%
CMYK35%, 0%, 12%, 8%
XYZ53.80, 70.55, 69.17
Yxy70.55, 0.2780, 0.3646
CIE-Lab87.27, -31.51, 6.11
Hunter Lab83.99, -28.62, 5.60

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 60% · Green 92% · Blue 81%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #98EBCE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #98EBCE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #98EBCE

.text { color: #98EBCE; }
.background { background-color: #98EBCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #98EBCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 235, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 67%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #98EBCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 235, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #98EBCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 235, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #98EBCE

#7BE5C0#5DDFB2#3BD8A1#28C890#22AA7B#1C8D65#166F50#0F4D37#092F22#03110C

Tints of #98EBCE

#A1ECD2#AAEED6#B2F0DA#BBF2DE#C3F3E2#CCF5E7#D4F7EB#DDF8EF#E5FAF3#EEFCF7

Tones of #98EBCE

#9FE5CC#A4DFCB#ABD9C9#B0D4C7#B6CDC5#BCC8C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB99B5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.39:1 Fails
Against black text15.11:1 AAA

Best text color on #98EBCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #98EBCE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #98EBCE: ·

How #98EBCE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BCBDD5Deuteranopia · #B7B1D7Tritanopia · #9CDBDC

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

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

Palette 8c7676
#8C7676 · #99F0CA · #C9FDD7 · #FDFFE7
Palette 6c22a6
#6C22A6 · #6962AD · #83C0C1 · #96E9C6
Palette 36d1c4
#36D1C4 · #A0EECC · #FFF2BE · #F6318C
Wild Ruby Canyon
#AF244C · #E47A80 · #27C195 · #9CE3CE
Palette Adf7d1
#ADF7D1 · #95E8D7 · #7DACE4 · #8971D0
Dreamy Ruby Solace
#96E8D8 · #70DCC6 · #2EBCA0 · #196153

Similar colors

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

#99F0CA#96E9C6#A0EECC#9CE3CE#95E8D7#96E8D8#A0E4CB#95E1D3#9EF5CF#8FE3CF#9CE1C8#97DECE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #98EBCD  ·  #98EBCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #98EBCE?

#98EBCE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 152, 235, 206). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #98EBCE?

#98EBCE is RGB 152, 235, 206 — HSL 159°, 67%, 76% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #98EBCE?

Its complement is #EB99B5; analogous partners are #99EBA5 and #99DFEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #98EBCE for text?

Black text on #98EBCE has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.