What color is #9AB892?

#9AB892 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 #9AB892?

The RGB value is 154, 184, 146: 154 red, 184 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB892?

The complementary color is #B092B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB892?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AB892 color

#9AB892 rgb(154, 184, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AB892 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 72.2% green and 57.3% blue (154, 184, 146).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 21% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#9AB892 color codes

HEX	`#9AB892`
RGB	`rgb(154, 184, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 72.2%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 21%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 21%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 21%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.71, -17.45, 16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.71, 23.67, 137.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.654, 43.226, 33.653)`
Decimal	`10139794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB892, 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 #9AB892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB892 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #9AB892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab892; }
.text { color: #9ab892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 184 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab892, #92b89d); }

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Questions

What color is #9AB892?: #9AB892 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 #9AB892?: The RGB value is 154, 184, 146: 154 red, 184 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB892?: The complementary color is #B092B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB892?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.