What color is #9AA955?

#9AA955 is a desaturated yellow-green known as Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Springtide Melodies?

The RGB value is 154, 169, 85: 154 red, 169 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Springtide Melodies?

The complementary color is #6455A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA955?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Springtide Melodies color: hex code #9AA955

#9AA955 rgb(154, 169, 85)

Shades of green

Springtide Melodies has the hex code #9AA955. It is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 66.3% green and 33.3% blue (154, 169, 85).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 33% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 34% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

Springtide Melodies (#9AA955) color codes

HEX	`#9AA955`
RGB	`rgb(154, 169, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 66.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 33%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 50%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 50%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.45, -18.16, 41.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.45, 45.06, 113.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.154, 35.902, 13.986)`
Decimal	`10135893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Springtide Melodies, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #9AA955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #9AA955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa955; }
.text { color: #9aa955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 169 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa955, #70a955); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9AA955 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9AA955?: #9AA955 is a desaturated yellow-green known as Springtide Melodies. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Springtide Melodies?: The RGB value is 154, 169, 85: 154 red, 169 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Springtide Melodies?: The complementary color is #6455A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA955?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.