What color is #9AB497?

#9AB497 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 #9AB497?

The RGB value is 154, 180, 151: 154 red, 180 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB497?

The complementary color is #B197B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB497?

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.

#9AB497 color

#9AB497 rgb(154, 180, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AB497 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 70.6% green and 59.2% blue (154, 180, 151).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 16% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9AB497 color codes

HEX	`#9AB497`
RGB	`rgb(154, 180, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 70.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 16%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 16%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.7, -14.51, 11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.7, 18.74, 140.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.232, 41.746, 35.474)`
Decimal	`10138775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB497, 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 #9AB497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB497 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 #9AB497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab497; }
.text { color: #9ab497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 180 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab497, #97b4a3); }

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Questions

What color is #9AB497?: #9AB497 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 #9AB497?: The RGB value is 154, 180, 151: 154 red, 180 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB497?: The complementary color is #B197B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB497?: 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.