What color is #9AABA0?

#9AABA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AABA0?

The RGB value is 154, 171, 160: 154 red, 171 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AABA0?

The complementary color is #AB9AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AABA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AABA0 color

#9AABA0 rgb(154, 171, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AABA0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 67.1% green and 62.7% blue (154, 171, 160).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 9% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#9AABA0 color codes

HEX	`#9AABA0`
RGB	`rgb(154, 171, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 67.1%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 9%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 10%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.41, -8.1, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.41, 8.88, 155.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.233, 38.533, 38.885)`
Decimal	`10136480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AABA0, 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 #9AABA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AABA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #9AABA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aaba0; }
.text { color: #9aaba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aaba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 171 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aaba0, #9aaba9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AABA0?: #9AABA0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AABA0?: The RGB value is 154, 171, 160: 154 red, 171 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AABA0?: The complementary color is #AB9AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AABA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.