What color is #9AB088?

#9AB088 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 #9AB088?

The RGB value is 154, 176, 136: 154 red, 176 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB088?

The complementary color is #9E88B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AB088 color

#9AB088 rgb(154, 176, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AB088 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 69% green and 53.3% blue (154, 176, 136).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 31% 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 8.94:1).

#9AB088 color codes

HEX	`#9AB088`
RGB	`rgb(154, 176, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 69%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 23%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.25, -15.01, 18.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.25, 23.45, 129.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.295, 39.698, 29.196)`
Decimal	`10137736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB088, 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 #9AB088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #9AB088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab088; }
.text { color: #9ab088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 176 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab088, #88b08a); }

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Questions

What color is #9AB088?: #9AB088 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 #9AB088?: The RGB value is 154, 176, 136: 154 red, 176 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB088?: The complementary color is #9E88B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.