What color is #9AAA99?

#9AAA99 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AAA99?

The RGB value is 154, 170, 153: 154 red, 170 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AAA99?

The complementary color is #A999AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AAA99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AAA99 color

#9AAA99 rgb(154, 170, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AAA99 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 66.7% green and 60% blue (154, 170, 153).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#9AAA99 color codes

HEX	`#9AAA99`
RGB	`rgb(154, 170, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 66.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.96, -8.89, 6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.96, 11.23, 142.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.45, 37.919, 35.688)`
Decimal	`10136217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AAA99, 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 #9AAA99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AAA99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #9AAA99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aaa99; }
.text { color: #9aaa99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aaa99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 170 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aaa99, #99aaa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AAA99?: #9AAA99 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AAA99?: The RGB value is 154, 170, 153: 154 red, 170 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AAA99?: The complementary color is #A999AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AAA99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.