What color is #9AAB75?

#9AAB75 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AAB75?

The RGB value is 154, 171, 117: 154 red, 171 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AAB75?

The complementary color is #8675AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AAB75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AAB75 color

#9AAB75 rgb(154, 171, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AAB75 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 67.1% green and 45.9% blue (154, 171, 117).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#9AAB75 color codes

HEX	`#9AAB75`
RGB	`rgb(154, 171, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 67.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.49, -15.31, 25.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.49, 30.09, 120.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.1, 37.28, 22.384)`
Decimal	`10136437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AAB75, 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 #9AAB75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AAB75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #9AAB75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aab75; }
.text { color: #9aab75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aab75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 171 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aab75, #7fab75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9AAB75?: #9AAB75 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AAB75?: The RGB value is 154, 171, 117: 154 red, 171 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AAB75?: The complementary color is #8675AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AAB75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.