What color is #9AAA8D?

#9AAA8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AAA8D?

The RGB value is 154, 170, 141: 154 red, 170 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AAA8D?

The complementary color is #9D8DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AAA8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AAA8D color

#9AAA8D rgb(154, 170, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AAA8D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 66.7% green and 55.3% blue (154, 170, 141).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 15% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#9AAA8D color codes

HEX	`#9AAA8D`
RGB	`rgb(154, 170, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 66.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 15%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.68, -11.03, 13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.68, 17.12, 130.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.508, 37.542, 30.728)`
Decimal	`10136205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AAA8D, 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 #9AAA8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AAA8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #9AAA8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aaa8d; }
.text { color: #9aaa8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aaa8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 170 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aaa8d, #8daa8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9AAA8D?: #9AAA8D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AAA8D?: The RGB value is 154, 170, 141: 154 red, 170 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AAA8D?: The complementary color is #9D8DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AAA8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.