Palettes / Colors / #98FBDB

#98FBDB — Light Vivid Teal

#98FBDB is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

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

#98FBDB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FB98B7; it also sits naturally between #98FBAA and #98E9FB. 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 98% · Blue 86%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #98FBDB

.text { color: #98FBDB; }
.background { background-color: #98FBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #98FBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(152, 251, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(161, 93%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #98FBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(152, 251, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #98FBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(152, 251, 219, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FB98B7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #98FBDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #98FBDB

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 #98FBDB 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 #98FBDB 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 #98FBDB?

#98FBDB is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 152, 251, 219). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #98FBDB?

#98FBDB is RGB 152, 251, 219 — HSL 161°, 93%, 79% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 13%, 2%.

What colors go with #98FBDB?

Its complement is #FB98B7; analogous partners are #98FBAA and #98E9FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #98FBDB for text?

Black text on #98FBDB has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.