What color is #9AAB84?

#9AAB84 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AAB84?

The RGB value is 154, 171, 132: 154 red, 171 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AAB84?

The complementary color is #9584AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AAB84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AAB84 color

#9AAB84 rgb(154, 171, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AAB84 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 67.1% green and 51.8% blue (154, 171, 132).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 19% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#9AAB84 color codes

HEX	`#9AAB84`
RGB	`rgb(154, 171, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 67.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 19%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, -13.05, 18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 22.36, 125.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.054, 37.662, 27.406)`
Decimal	`10136452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AAB84, 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 #9AAB84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AAB84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #9AAB84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aab84; }
.text { color: #9aab84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aab84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 171 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aab84, #86ab84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9AAB84?: #9AAB84 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AAB84?: The RGB value is 154, 171, 132: 154 red, 171 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AAB84?: The complementary color is #9584AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AAB84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.