What color is #9AA483?

#9AA483 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 #9AA483?

The RGB value is 154, 164, 131: 154 red, 164 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA483?

The complementary color is #8D83A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA483 color

#9AA483 rgb(154, 164, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AA483 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 64.3% green and 51.4% blue (154, 164, 131).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#9AA483 color codes

HEX	`#9AA483`
RGB	`rgb(154, 164, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 64.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.8, -9.51, 15.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.8, 18.59, 120.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.698, 35.06, 26.618)`
Decimal	`10134659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA483, 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 #9AA483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #9AA483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa483; }
.text { color: #9aa483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 164 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa483, #8aa483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9AA483?: #9AA483 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 #9AA483?: The RGB value is 154, 164, 131: 154 red, 164 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA483?: The complementary color is #8D83A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.