What color is #9AAA9A?

#9AAA9A 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 #9AAA9A?

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

What is the complementary color of #9AAA9A?

The complementary color is #AA9AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AAA9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AAA9A color

#9AAA9A rgb(154, 170, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AAA9A is a light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#9AAA9A color codes

HEX	`#9AAA9A`
RGB	`rgb(154, 170, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 66.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.99, -8.7, 6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.99, 10.77, 143.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.533, 37.952, 36.124)`
Decimal	`10136218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AAA9A, 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 #9AAA9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AAA9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #9AAA9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aaa9a; }
.text { color: #9aaa9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aaa9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 170 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aaa9a, #9aaaa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AAA9A?: #9AAA9A 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 #9AAA9A?: The RGB value is 154, 170, 154: 154 red, 170 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AAA9A?: The complementary color is #AA9AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AAA9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.