HEX atlas value

#98FF98

#98FF98 is a cool green HEX color close to Mint. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 152, 255, 152, HSL 120, 100%, 80%, has luminance 0.8046, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#98FF98 Sample readable text

HEX #98FF98

RGB rgb(152, 255, 152)

HSL hsl(120 100% 80%)

CMYK cmyk(40, 0, 40, 0)

Luminance 0.8046

Contrast Black 17.09:1White 1.23:1

CSS

--color-98ff98: #98FF98;
.background-98ff98 { background-color: #98FF98; }
.text-98ff98 { color: #98FF98; }

Luminance0.8046

Black text17.09:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA 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":"#98FF98","rgb":[152,255,152],"hsl":[120,100,80],"cmyk":[40,0,40,0],"luminance":0.8046,"contrast":{"black":17.09,"white":1.23}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.09,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F5FFF5","hex":"#F5FFF5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.51,"contrastWhite":1.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#CCFF99","hex":"#CCFF99","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.33,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#99FFCC","hex":"#99FFCC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.53,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#99FF99","hex":"#99FF99","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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","Mint 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/98ff98.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#FF99FF","analogous":["#CCFF99","#99FFCC"],"triadic":["#9999FF","#FF9999"],"tetradic":["#99CCFF","#FF99FF","#FFCC99"],"splitComplementary":["#CC99FF","#FF99CC"],"monochromatic":["#F5FFF5","#98FF98","#3DFF3D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F5FFF5","dark":"#3DFF3D","saturated":"#99FF99","desaturated":"#A4F4A4","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#C2FFC2"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":0},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":4},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":4},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":20.42057785666214},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":42.76680956068619}]

HEX meaning and use

About #98FF98

#98FF98 is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #98FF98 is visually closest to Mint, a named green color with HEX #98FF98.

The RGB channels are 152, 255, and 152, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 120deg with 100% saturation and 80% 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 0.8046, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.09:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #98FF98 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.09:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F5FFF5#000000 text · best 20.51:1#F5FFF5

#CCFF99#000000 text · best 18.33:1#CCFF99

#99FFCC#000000 text · best 17.53:1#99FFCC

#99FF99#000000 text · best 17.12:1#99FF99

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

Generated Palette

Mint#98FF98

#FF99FF#FF99FF

#CCFF99#CCFF99

#99FFCC#99FFCC

#F5FFF5#F5FFF5

#3DFF3D#3DFF3D

Color Harmonies

#FF99FF#FF99FF

#CCFF99#CCFF99

#99FFCC#99FFCC

#9999FF#9999FF

#FF9999#FF9999

Variants

#F5FFF5#F5FFF5

#3DFF3D#3DFF3D

#99FF99#99FF99

#A4F4A4#A4F4A4

White#FFFFFF

#C2FFC2#C2FFC2

Nearest Named Colors

Mint#98FF98

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Light Green#90EE90

Celadon#ACE1AF

#98FF98

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #98FF98

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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