What color is #9AB88E?

#9AB88E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AB88E?

The RGB value is 154, 184, 142: 154 red, 184 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB88E?

The complementary color is #AC8EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB88E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AB88E color

#9AB88E rgb(154, 184, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AB88E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 72.2% green and 55.7% blue (154, 184, 142).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#9AB88E color codes

HEX	`#9AB88E`
RGB	`rgb(154, 184, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 72.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 23%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.63, -18.13, 18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.63, 25.58, 135.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.348, 43.103, 32.043)`
Decimal	`10139790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB88E, 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 #9AB88E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB88E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #9AB88E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab88e; }
.text { color: #9ab88e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab88e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 184 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab88e, #8eb897); }

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Questions

What color is #9AB88E?: #9AB88E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AB88E?: The RGB value is 154, 184, 142: 154 red, 184 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB88E?: The complementary color is #AC8EB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB88E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.