What color is #9AAA8F?

#9AAA8F 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 #9AAA8F?

The RGB value is 154, 170, 143: 154 red, 170 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AAA8F?

The complementary color is #9F8FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AAA8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AAA8F color

#9AAA8F rgb(154, 170, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AAA8F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 66.7% green and 56.1% blue (154, 170, 143).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#9AAA8F color codes

HEX	`#9AAA8F`
RGB	`rgb(154, 170, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 66.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 16%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, -10.69, 12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 16.11, 131.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.658, 37.602, 31.519)`
Decimal	`10136207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AAA8F, 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 #9AAA8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AAA8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #9AAA8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aaa8f; }
.text { color: #9aaa8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aaa8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 170 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aaa8f, #8faa92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9AAA8F?: #9AAA8F 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 #9AAA8F?: The RGB value is 154, 170, 143: 154 red, 170 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AAA8F?: The complementary color is #9F8FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AAA8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.