What color is #9AA190?

#9AA190 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA190?

The RGB value is 154, 161, 144: 154 red, 161 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA190?

The complementary color is #9790A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA190 color

#9AA190 rgb(154, 161, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AA190 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 63.1% green and 56.5% blue (154, 161, 144).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#9AA190 color codes

HEX	`#9AA190`
RGB	`rgb(154, 161, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 63.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, -5.69, 8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 9.81, 125.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.105, 34.373, 31.376)`
Decimal	`10133904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA190, 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 #9AA190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #9AA190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa190; }
.text { color: #9aa190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 161 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa190, #92a190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9AA190?: #9AA190 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA190?: The RGB value is 154, 161, 144: 154 red, 161 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA190?: The complementary color is #9790A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.