What color is #9AAD9E?

#9AAD9E 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 #9AAD9E?

The RGB value is 154, 173, 158: 154 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AAD9E?

The complementary color is #AD9AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AAD9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AAD9E color

#9AAD9E rgb(154, 173, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AAD9E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 67.8% green and 62% blue (154, 173, 158).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#9AAD9E color codes

HEX	`#9AAD9E`
RGB	`rgb(154, 173, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 67.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.91, -9.55, 5.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.91, 11, 150.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.44, 39.225, 38.098)`
Decimal	`10136990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AAD9E, 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 #9AAD9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AAD9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #9AAD9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aad9e; }
.text { color: #9aad9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aad9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 173 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aad9e, #9aada7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AAD9E?: #9AAD9E 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 #9AAD9E?: The RGB value is 154, 173, 158: 154 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AAD9E?: The complementary color is #AD9AA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AAD9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.