What color is #9AA685?

#9AA685 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA685?

The RGB value is 154, 166, 133: 154 red, 166 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA685?

The complementary color is #9185A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA685 color

#9AA685 rgb(154, 166, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AA685 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 65.1% green and 52.2% blue (154, 166, 133).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#9AA685 color codes

HEX	`#9AA685`
RGB	`rgb(154, 166, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 65.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, -10.25, 15.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 18.75, 123.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.196, 35.836, 27.459)`
Decimal	`10135173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA685, 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 #9AA685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #9AA685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa685; }
.text { color: #9aa685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 166 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa685, #8aa685); }

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Questions

What color is #9AA685?: #9AA685 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA685?: The RGB value is 154, 166, 133: 154 red, 166 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA685?: The complementary color is #9185A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.