What color is #9ABB8B?

#9ABB8B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9ABB8B?

The RGB value is 154, 187, 139: 154 red, 187 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ABB8B?

The complementary color is #AC8BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ABB8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ABB8B color

#9ABB8B rgb(154, 187, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #9ABB8B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 73.3% green and 54.5% blue (154, 187, 139).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#9ABB8B color codes

HEX	`#9ABB8B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 187, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 73.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.41, -20.14, 20.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.41, 28.91, 134.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.756, 44.274, 31.083)`
Decimal	`10140555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ABB8B, 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 #9ABB8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ABB8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #9ABB8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9abb8b; }
.text { color: #9abb8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9abb8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 187 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9abb8b, #8bbb94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9ABB8B?: #9ABB8B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9ABB8B?: The RGB value is 154, 187, 139: 154 red, 187 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ABB8B?: The complementary color is #AC8BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ABB8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.