What color is #9AB19B?

#9AB19B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AB19B?

The RGB value is 154, 177, 155: 154 red, 177 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB19B?

The complementary color is #B19AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB19B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AB19B color

#9AB19B rgb(154, 177, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AB19B is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 69.4% green and 60.8% blue (154, 177, 155).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#9AB19B color codes

HEX	`#9AB19B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 177, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 69.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 13%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.95, -12.22, 8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.95, 14.95, 144.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.964, 40.68, 37.014)`
Decimal	`10138011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB19B, 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 #9AB19B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB19B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #9AB19B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab19b; }
.text { color: #9ab19b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab19b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 177 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab19b, #9ab1a6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9AB19B?: #9AB19B is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AB19B?: The RGB value is 154, 177, 155: 154 red, 177 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB19B?: The complementary color is #B19AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB19B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.