What color is #9AB2AE?

#9AB2AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AB2AE?

The RGB value is 154, 178, 174: 154 red, 178 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB2AE?

The complementary color is #B29A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB2AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AB2AE color

#9AB2AE rgb(154, 178, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AB2AE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 69.8% green and 68.2% blue (154, 178, 174).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Cool (#96B3B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#9AB2AE color codes

HEX	`#9AB2AE`
RGB	`rgb(154, 178, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 69.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 13%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.71, -9.04, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.71, 9.07, 184.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.885, 41.766, 46.155)`
Decimal	`10138286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB2AE, 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 #9AB2AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB2AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #9AB2AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab2ae; }
.text { color: #9ab2ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab2ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 178 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab2ae, #9aaab2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AB2AE?: #9AB2AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AB2AE?: The RGB value is 154, 178, 174: 154 red, 178 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB2AE?: The complementary color is #B29A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB2AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.