What color is #9ABBB0?

#9ABBB0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9ABBB0?

The RGB value is 154, 187, 176: 154 red, 187 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ABBB0?

The complementary color is #BB9AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ABBB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ABBB0 color

#9ABBB0 rgb(154, 187, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #9ABBB0 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 73.3% green and 69% blue (154, 187, 176).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#9ABBB0 color codes

HEX	`#9ABBB0`
RGB	`rgb(154, 187, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 73.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.25, -13.37, 1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.25, 13.5, 172.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.931, 45.544, 47.806)`
Decimal	`10140592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ABBB0, 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 #9ABBB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ABBB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #9ABBB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9abbb0; }
.text { color: #9abbb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9abbb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 187 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9abbb0, #9ab5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9ABBB0?: #9ABBB0 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9ABBB0?: The RGB value is 154, 187, 176: 154 red, 187 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ABBB0?: The complementary color is #BB9AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ABBB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.11:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.