What color is #9AAE84?

#9AAE84 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 #9AAE84?

The RGB value is 154, 174, 132: 154 red, 174 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AAE84?

The complementary color is #9884AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AAE84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AAE84 color

#9AAE84 rgb(154, 174, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AAE84 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 68.2% green and 51.8% blue (154, 174, 132).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#9AAE84 color codes

HEX	`#9AAE84`
RGB	`rgb(154, 174, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 68.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 24%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.61, -14.61, 19.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.61, 24.22, 127.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.627, 38.808, 27.597)`
Decimal	`10137220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AAE84, 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 #9AAE84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AAE84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #9AAE84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aae84; }
.text { color: #9aae84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aae84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 174 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aae84, #85ae84); }

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Questions

What color is #9AAE84?: #9AAE84 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 #9AAE84?: The RGB value is 154, 174, 132: 154 red, 174 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AAE84?: The complementary color is #9884AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AAE84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.