What color is #9AADA7?

#9AADA7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AADA7?

The RGB value is 154, 173, 167: 154 red, 173 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AADA7?

The complementary color is #AD9AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AADA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AADA7 color

#9AADA7 rgb(154, 173, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AADA7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 67.8% green and 65.5% blue (154, 173, 167).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Bay (#9AAFAF), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#9AADA7 color codes

HEX	`#9AADA7`
RGB	`rgb(154, 173, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 67.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, -7.79, 0.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 7.84, 173.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.243, 39.547, 42.328)`
Decimal	`10136999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AADA7, 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 #9AADA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AADA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #9AADA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aada7; }
.text { color: #9aada7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aada7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 173 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aada7, #9aa9ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AADA7?: #9AADA7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stormy Bay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AADA7?: The RGB value is 154, 173, 167: 154 red, 173 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AADA7?: The complementary color is #AD9AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AADA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.