What color is #9AB091?

#9AB091 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AB091?

The RGB value is 154, 176, 145: 154 red, 176 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB091?

The complementary color is #A791B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB091?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AB091 color

#9AB091 rgb(154, 176, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AB091 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 69% green and 56.9% blue (154, 176, 145).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 16% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#9AB091 color codes

HEX	`#9AB091`
RGB	`rgb(154, 176, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 69%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 16%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 18%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 18%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.44, -13.49, 13.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.44, 19, 135.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.962, 39.965, 32.707)`
Decimal	`10137745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB091, 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 #9AB091	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB091 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #9AB091 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab091; }
.text { color: #9ab091; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab091; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 176 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab091, #91b098); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #9AB091?: #9AB091 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AB091?: The RGB value is 154, 176, 145: 154 red, 176 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB091?: The complementary color is #A791B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB091?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.