What color is #9AA884?

#9AA884 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 #9AA884?

The RGB value is 154, 168, 132: 154 red, 168 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA884?

The complementary color is #9284A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA884 color

#9AA884 rgb(154, 168, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AA884 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 65.9% green and 51.8% blue (154, 168, 132).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#9AA884 color codes

HEX	`#9AA884`
RGB	`rgb(154, 168, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 65.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.93, -11.47, 17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.93, 20.51, 124.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.493, 36.541, 27.219)`
Decimal	`10135684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA884, 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 #9AA884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #9AA884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa884; }
.text { color: #9aa884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 168 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa884, #88a884); }

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Questions

What color is #9AA884?: #9AA884 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 #9AA884?: The RGB value is 154, 168, 132: 154 red, 168 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA884?: The complementary color is #9284A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.