Nearest named color: Powder Blue
#98E7E0
#98E7E0
Nearest named
Powder Blue
Family
Blue
Lightness
87.5%
Chroma
0.078
Hue angle
188.8°
Temperature
Cool
Contrast on white
1.41:1 · Fail
Contrast on black
13.13:1 · AAA
Web-safe
#99FFCC
CSS oklch()
87% 0.08 189

#98E7E0 is a soft, cool cyan. On the Color Lab it reads clean and engineered. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.

Palettes built on #98E7E0

Not just a swatch — here's how #98E7E0 works with other colors. Named schemes with #98E7E0 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Nordic Calm Accent · 5 colors

Powder Blue keeps this Nordic scheme quiet — cool greys and a soft white around it, a muted-blue support and a charcoal anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Powder Blue sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Powder Blue opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Powder Blue is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Powder Blue carrying the quiet middle.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Powder Blue is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Powder Blue.

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Color Lab

How #98E7E0 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 33/100
Cool
Reads cool and recessive — calming, technical, good for trust-led UI.
Softness 75/100
High
Soft and easy on the eye — gentle backdrops, calm surfaces.
Depth 12/100
Very low
Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.
Naturalness 20/100
Low
Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.
Vintage feel 31/100
Low
A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.
Luxury 18/100
Very low
Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.
Brand distinctiveness 30/100
Low
Recognisable but shares space with nearby hues.
UI accent fit 11/100
Very low
Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.
Surface fit 64/100
High
Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.
Print safety 81/100
Very high
Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #98E7E0

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For branding
For interior
For fashion

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA
Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid
Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid
Background Pair with #141310 text at 13.1:1. Use
Subtle surface Use #EDF8F7 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80
Avoid beside #98D3E7 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #98E7E0 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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Dashboard
Revenue
$48.2k ▲ 12%
Brand
AVELINE
Studio
Poster
Nov 14 · 8PM
NIGHT
MARKET
Packaging
BLOOM
Botanical Wash
250 ml
Interior

Scales

ShadesBase darkened in 10% steps
TintsBase lifted toward white
TonesSaturation removed, lightness held
Monochromatic scaleDesign-system ready, 50–900

Every model

Export

:root {
  --color-base: #98E7E0;
  --color-base-rgb: 152 231 224;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(87.5% 0.078 188.8);
  --color-50: #F2FDFC;
  --color-100: #DDF8F6;
  --color-200: #BDEFEB;
  --color-300: #90E0D9;
  --color-400: #66CCC4;
  --color-500: #44B1A8;
  --color-600: #3A8781;
  --color-700: #2E605C;
  --color-800: #223F3D;
  --color-900: #162726;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}