Palettes / Colors / #98ECBB

#98ECBB — Light Green

#98ECBB is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #98ECBB 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.

#98ECBB is a warm-leaning 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 #EC98C9; it also sits naturally between #9FEC98 and #98ECE5. 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 93% · Blue 73%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #98ECBB

.text { color: #98ECBB; }
.background { background-color: #98ECBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #98ECBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 236, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(145, 69%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #98ECBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 236, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #98ECBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 236, 187, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EC98C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #98ECBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #98ECBB

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 #98ECBB 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 #98ECBB 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 #98ECBB?

#98ECBB is Light Green, a green color (RGB 152, 236, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #98ECBB?

#98ECBB is RGB 152, 236, 187 — HSL 145°, 69%, 76% — CMYK 36%, 0%, 21%, 7%.

What colors go with #98ECBB?

Its complement is #EC98C9; analogous partners are #9FEC98 and #98ECE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #98ECBB for text?

Black text on #98ECBB has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.