What color is #9A9E86?

#9A9E86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A9E86?

The RGB value is 154, 158, 134: 154 red, 158 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A9E86?

The complementary color is #8A869E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A9E86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A9E86 color

#9A9E86 rgb(154, 158, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #9A9E86 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 62% green and 52.5% blue (154, 158, 134).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#9A9E86 color codes

HEX	`#9A9E86`
RGB	`rgb(154, 158, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 62%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.2, -5.79, 12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.2, 13.39, 115.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.856, 33.045, 27.355)`
Decimal	`10133126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A9E86, 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 #9A9E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9A9E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #9A9E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a9e86; }
.text { color: #9a9e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a9e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 158 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a9e86, #8e9e86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9A9E86?: #9A9E86 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A9E86?: The RGB value is 154, 158, 134: 154 red, 158 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A9E86?: The complementary color is #8A869E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A9E86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.