HEX atlas value

#98B224

#98B224 is a cool green HEX color close to Acid Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 178, 36, HSL 71, 66%, 42%, has luminance 0.3864, and belongs to the jewel tone group.

green cool jewel-tone

#98B224 Sample readable text

HEX #98B224

RGB rgb(152, 178, 36)

HSL hsl(71 66% 42%)

CMYK cmyk(15, 0, 80, 30)

Luminance 0.3864

Contrast Black 8.73:1White 2.41:1

CSS

--color-98b224: #98B224;
.background-98b224 { background-color: #98B224; }
.text-98b224 { color: #98B224; }

Luminance0.3864

Black text8.73:1AA Pass

White text2.41:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#98B224","rgb":[152,178,36],"hsl":[71,66,42],"cmyk":[15,0,80,30],"luminance":0.3864,"contrast":{"black":8.73,"white":2.41}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.73,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.41,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C4DC56","hex":"#C4DC56","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.72,"contrastWhite":1.53,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A7C90D","hex":"#A7C90D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11,"contrastWhite":1.91,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","jewel tone","jewel tone green","Acid Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/98b224.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3E24B2","analogous":["#B28524","#51B224"],"triadic":["#2498B2","#B22498"],"tetradic":["#24B285","#3E24B2","#B22451"],"splitComplementary":["#2451B2","#8524B2"],"monochromatic":["#C4DC56","#98B224","#576615"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C4DC56","dark":"#576615","saturated":"#A7C90D","desaturated":"#899A3C","pastel":"#C6D680","neon":"#D0FF00"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":29.068883707497267},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":30.479501308256342},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":33.28663395418648},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":43.41658669218482},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":43.41658669218482}]

HEX meaning and use

About #98B224

#98B224 is classified as a cool green value with jewel tone visual character. #98B224 is visually closest to Acid Green, a named yellow color with HEX #B0BF1A.

The RGB channels are 152, 178, and 36, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 71deg with 66% saturation and 42% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and rich accent palettes. Its luminance is 0.3864, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.73:1AA Pass

White text2.41:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #98B224 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.73:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.41:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C4DC56#000000 text · best 13.72:1#C4DC56

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

#A7C90D#000000 text · best 11:1#A7C90D

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

Generated Palette

#98B224#98B224

#3E24B2#3E24B2

#B28524#B28524

#51B224#51B224

#C4DC56#C4DC56

#576615#576615

Color Harmonies

#3E24B2#3E24B2

#B28524#B28524

#51B224#51B224

#2498B2#2498B2

#B22498#B22498

Variants

#C4DC56#C4DC56

#576615#576615

#A7C90D#A7C90D

#899A3C#899A3C

#C6D680#C6D680

#D0FF00#D0FF00

Nearest Named Colors

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Peridot#B4C424

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#98B224

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #98B224

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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