What color is #9ABB97?

#9ABB97 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 #9ABB97?

The RGB value is 154, 187, 151: 154 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ABB97?

The complementary color is #B897BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ABB97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ABB97 color

#9ABB97 rgb(154, 187, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #9ABB97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 73.3% green and 59.2% blue (154, 187, 151).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#9ABB97 color codes

HEX	`#9ABB97`
RGB	`rgb(154, 187, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 73.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.66, -18.11, 14.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.66, 23.27, 141.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.681, 44.644, 35.957)`
Decimal	`10140567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ABB97, 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 #9ABB97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ABB97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #9ABB97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9abb97; }
.text { color: #9abb97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9abb97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 187 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9abb97, #97bba6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9ABB97?: #9ABB97 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 #9ABB97?: The RGB value is 154, 187, 151: 154 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ABB97?: The complementary color is #B897BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ABB97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.