What color is #9AB8AE?

#9AB8AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AB8AE?

The RGB value is 154, 184, 174: 154 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB8AE?

The complementary color is #B89AA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AB8AE color

#9AB8AE rgb(154, 184, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9AB8AE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 72.2% green and 68.2% blue (154, 184, 174).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Ninja Turtle (#94B1A9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#9AB8AE color codes

HEX	`#9AB8AE`
RGB	`rgb(154, 184, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 72.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 16%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.37, -12.21, 1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.37, 12.32, 172.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.105, 44.206, 46.561)`
Decimal	`10139822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB8AE, 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 #9AB8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #9AB8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab8ae; }
.text { color: #9ab8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 184 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab8ae, #9ab3b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9AB8AE?: #9AB8AE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ninja Turtle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AB8AE?: The RGB value is 154, 184, 174: 154 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB8AE?: The complementary color is #B89AA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.