HEX atlas value

#98F6B9

#98F6B9 is a cool green HEX color close to Seafoam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 246, 185, HSL 141, 84%, 78%, has luminance 0.7609, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#98F6B9 Sample readable text

HEX #98F6B9

RGB rgb(152, 246, 185)

HSL hsl(141 84% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(38, 0, 25, 4)

Luminance 0.7609

Contrast Black 16.22:1White 1.29:1

CSS

--color-98f6b9: #98F6B9;
.background-98f6b9 { background-color: #98F6B9; }
.text-98f6b9 { color: #98F6B9; }

Luminance0.7609

Black text16.22:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA 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":"#98F6B9","rgb":[152,246,185],"hsl":[141,84,78],"cmyk":[38,0,25,4],"luminance":0.7609,"contrast":{"black":16.22,"white":1.29}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.29,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#ECFDF2","hex":"#ECFDF2","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.9,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#8FFFB6","hex":"#8FFFB6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.15,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#98F6E8","hex":"#98F6E8","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.68,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","pastel","pastel green","Seafoam adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/98f6b9.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#F698D5","analogous":["#A6F698","#98F6E8"],"triadic":["#B998F6","#F6B998"],"tetradic":["#98A6F6","#F698D5","#F6E898"],"splitComplementary":["#E898F6","#F698A6"],"monochromatic":["#ECFDF2","#98F6B9","#43EF7F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#ECFDF2","dark":"#43EF7F","saturated":"#8FFFB6","desaturated":"#A4EABC","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFD1"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":14.798648586948742},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":30.675723300355934},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":33.37663853655727},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":33.37663853655727},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":34.20526275297414}]

HEX meaning and use

About #98F6B9

#98F6B9 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #98F6B9 is visually closest to Seafoam, a named green color with HEX #93E9BE.

The RGB channels are 152, 246, and 185, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 141deg with 84% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.7609, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.22:1AA Pass

White text1.29:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #98F6B9 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.22:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.29:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#ECFDF2#000000 text · best 19.9:1#ECFDF2

#8FFFB6#000000 text · best 17.15:1#8FFFB6

Mint#000000 text · best 17.09:1#98FF98

#98F6E8#000000 text · best 16.68:1#98F6E8

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

Generated Palette

#98F6B9#98F6B9

#F698D5#F698D5

#A6F698#A6F698

#98F6E8#98F6E8

#ECFDF2#ECFDF2

#43EF7F#43EF7F

Color Harmonies

#F698D5#F698D5

#A6F698#A6F698

#98F6E8#98F6E8

#B998F6#B998F6

#F6B998#F6B998

Variants

#ECFDF2#ECFDF2

#43EF7F#43EF7F

#8FFFB6#8FFFB6

#A4EABC#A4EABC

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFD1#B8FFD1

Nearest Named Colors

Seafoam#93E9BE

Celadon#ACE1AF

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

#98F6B9

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #98F6B9

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

Related HEX Guides