What color is #9AB3A0?

#9AB3A0 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 #9AB3A0?

The RGB value is 154, 179, 160: 154 red, 179 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB3A0?

The complementary color is #B39AAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB3A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AB3A0 color

#9AB3A0 rgb(154, 179, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AB3A0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 70.2% green and 62.7% blue (154, 179, 160).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 14% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#9AB3A0 color codes

HEX	`#9AB3A0`
RGB	`rgb(154, 179, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 70.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 14%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 14%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.63, -12.33, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.63, 14.1, 151.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.79, 41.648, 39.404)`
Decimal	`10138528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB3A0, 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 #9AB3A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB3A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #9AB3A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab3a0; }
.text { color: #9ab3a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab3a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 179 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab3a0, #9ab3ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9AB3A0?: #9AB3A0 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 #9AB3A0?: The RGB value is 154, 179, 160: 154 red, 179 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB3A0?: The complementary color is #B39AAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB3A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.