What color is #9AAAA2?

#9AAAA2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AAAA2?

The RGB value is 154, 170, 162: 154 red, 170 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AAAA2?

The complementary color is #AA9AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AAAA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AAAA2 color

#9AAAA2 rgb(154, 170, 162)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AAAA2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 66.7% green and 63.5% blue (154, 170, 162).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#9AAAA2 color codes

HEX	`#9AAAA2`
RGB	`rgb(154, 170, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 66.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 9%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.19, -7.17, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.19, 7.51, 162.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.221, 38.228, 39.751)`
Decimal	`10136226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AAAA2, 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 #9AAAA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AAAA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #9AAAA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aaaa2; }
.text { color: #9aaaa2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aaaa2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 170 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aaaa2, #9aaaaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AAAA2?: #9AAAA2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AAAA2?: The RGB value is 154, 170, 162: 154 red, 170 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AAAA2?: The complementary color is #AA9AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AAAA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.