What color is #9AAF8B?

#9AAF8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AAF8B?

The RGB value is 154, 175, 139: 154 red, 175 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AAF8B?

The complementary color is #A08BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AAF8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AAF8B color

#9AAF8B rgb(154, 175, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AAF8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 68.6% green and 54.5% blue (154, 175, 139).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

#9AAF8B color codes

HEX	`#9AAF8B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 175, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 68.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 21%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.04, -13.99, 16.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.04, 21.32, 131.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.316, 39.394, 30.27)`
Decimal	`10137483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AAF8B, 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 #9AAF8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AAF8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	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 #9AAF8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aaf8b; }
.text { color: #9aaf8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aaf8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 175 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aaf8b, #8baf8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9AAF8B?: #9AAF8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AAF8B?: The RGB value is 154, 175, 139: 154 red, 175 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AAF8B?: The complementary color is #A08BAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AAF8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.