#98BD85

Closest named color: Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F). oklch(75.7% 0.087 135.3), rgb(152, 189, 133).

Black text reads best on this color (9.95:1).

About this color

#98BD85 is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 76%, its chroma 0.087 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 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.95:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (76%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.087)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F)
Black text	9.95:1
White text	2.10:1

Values

HEX	#98BD85
RGB	rgb(152, 189, 133)
HSL	hsl(100, 30%, 63%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.7% 0.087 135.3)

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 #98BD85	2.10:1	Fails	Lc -45.9	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #98BD85	9.95:1	AAA	Lc 62.6	Content text, not long reading
#98BD85 text on white	2.10:1	Fails	Lc 41.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#98BD85 text on black	9.95:1	AAA	Lc -61.0	Content text, not long reading

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

#F3F7F2

oklch(97.2% 0.008 139.4)
Step 100
100

#E5ECE2

oklch(93.5% 0.015 136.1)
Step 200
200

#D1DECA

oklch(88.5% 0.03 134.4)
Step 300
300

#B2C9A6

oklch(80.9% 0.054 134.9)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#98BD85

oklch(75.7% 0.087 135.3)
Step 500
500

#6B9852

oklch(63% 0.11 135.3)
Step 600
600

#528335

oklch(55.7% 0.122 135.4)
Step 700
700

#436E27

oklch(49% 0.112 135)
Step 800
800

#375A22

oklch(42.7% 0.093 135.3)
Step 900
900

#304A21

oklch(37.7% 0.072 135.2)
Step 950
950

#1C2B14

oklch(26.9% 0.045 135.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#98BD85 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)	#C1B581	0.056
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#BBB188	0.056
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#98B9AE	0.061
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B2B2B2	0.087