What color is #9AB9A3?

#9AB9A3 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 #9AB9A3?

The RGB value is 154, 185, 163: 154 red, 185 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AB9A3?

The complementary color is #B99AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AB9A3?

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.

#9AB9A3 color

#9AB9A3 rgb(154, 185, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AB9A3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 72.5% green and 63.9% blue (154, 185, 163).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9AB9A3 color codes

HEX	`#9AB9A3`
RGB	`rgb(154, 185, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 72.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.37, -14.89, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.37, 16.76, 152.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.285, 44.211, 41.212)`
Decimal	`10140067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AB9A3, 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 #9AB9A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AB9A3 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 #9AB9A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ab9a3; }
.text { color: #9ab9a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ab9a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 185 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ab9a3, #9ab9b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9AB9A3?: #9AB9A3 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 #9AB9A3?: The RGB value is 154, 185, 163: 154 red, 185 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AB9A3?: The complementary color is #B99AB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AB9A3?: 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.