What color is #9AA069?

#9AA069 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA069?

The RGB value is 154, 160, 105: 154 red, 160 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA069?

The complementary color is #6F69A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA069?

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.

#9AA069 color

#9AA069 rgb(154, 160, 105)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9AA069 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 62.7% green and 41.2% blue (154, 160, 105).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9AA069 color codes

HEX	`#9AA069`
RGB	`rgb(154, 160, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 62.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 34%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 34%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.19, -11.18, 28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.19, 30.15, 111.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.447, 33.032, 18.239)`
Decimal	`10133609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA069, 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 #9AA069	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA069 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 #9AA069 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa069; }
.text { color: #9aa069; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa069; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 160 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa069, #7ea069); }

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Questions

What color is #9AA069?: #9AA069 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA069?: The RGB value is 154, 160, 105: 154 red, 160 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA069?: The complementary color is #6F69A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA069?: 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.