#98B987

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(74.8% 0.078 135.2), rgb(152, 185, 135).

Black text reads best on this color (9.62:1).

About this color

#98B987 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 75%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 135°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.62:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (75%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.078)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	9.62:1
White text	2.18:1

Values

HEX	#98B987
RGB	rgb(152, 185, 135)
HSL	hsl(100, 26%, 63%)
OKLCH	oklch(74.8% 0.078 135.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #98B987	2.18:1	Fails	Lc -47.6	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #98B987	9.62:1	AAA	Lc 61.1	Content text, not long reading
#98B987 text on white	2.18:1	Fails	Lc 42.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#98B987 text on black	9.62:1	AAA	Lc -59.3	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F3F6F2

oklch(97% 0.006 137.8)
Step 100
100

#E6ECE3

oklch(93.6% 0.014 134.9)
Step 200
200

#D2DDCC

oklch(88.4% 0.026 134.3)
Step 300
300

#B3C8A9

oklch(80.8% 0.048 135.5)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#98B987

oklch(74.8% 0.078 135.2)
Step 500
500

#6E9758

oklch(63% 0.1 135.3)
Step 600
600

#56813D

oklch(55.5% 0.109 135.2)
Step 700
700

#466D2F

oklch(49% 0.101 135.3)
Step 800
800

#3A5928

oklch(42.7% 0.084 135.2)
Step 900
900

#324925

oklch(37.6% 0.065 135.1)
Step 950
950

#1D2B16

oklch(27% 0.042 135.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#98B987 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#BDB184	0.052
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B8AE89	0.051
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#98B5AC	0.056
Achromatopsia (no color)	#AFAFAF	0.079