What color is #9AA087?

#9AA087 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA087?

The RGB value is 154, 160, 135: 154 red, 160 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA087?

The complementary color is #8D87A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA087 color

#9AA087 rgb(154, 160, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AA087 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 62.7% green and 52.9% blue (154, 160, 135).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#9AA087 color codes

HEX	`#9AA087`
RGB	`rgb(154, 160, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 62.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.77, -6.71, 12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.77, 14.03, 118.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.27, 33.761, 27.839)`
Decimal	`10133639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA087, 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 #9AA087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #9AA087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa087; }
.text { color: #9aa087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 160 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa087, #8da087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9AA087?: #9AA087 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA087?: The RGB value is 154, 160, 135: 154 red, 160 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA087?: The complementary color is #8D87A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.