What color is #9AA394?

#9AA394 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA394?

The RGB value is 154, 163, 148: 154 red, 163 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA394?

The complementary color is #9D94A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA394 color

#9AA394 rgb(154, 163, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AA394 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 63.9% green and 58% blue (154, 163, 148).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#9AA394 color codes

HEX	`#9AA394`
RGB	`rgb(154, 163, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 63.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.91, -6.05, 6.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.91, 9.02, 132.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.768, 35.202, 33.132)`
Decimal	`10134420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA394, 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 #9AA394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #9AA394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa394; }
.text { color: #9aa394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 163 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa394, #94a396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AA394?: #9AA394 is a gray, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA394?: The RGB value is 154, 163, 148: 154 red, 163 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA394?: The complementary color is #9D94A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.