What color is #9ABCA4?

#9ABCA4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9ABCA4?

The RGB value is 154, 188, 164: 154 red, 188 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ABCA4?

The complementary color is #BC9AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ABCA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ABCA4 color

#9ABCA4 rgb(154, 188, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #9ABCA4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 73.7% green and 64.3% blue (154, 188, 164).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#9ABCA4 color codes

HEX	`#9ABCA4`
RGB	`rgb(154, 188, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 73.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.23, -16.24, 8.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.23, 18.27, 152.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.009, 45.516, 41.898)`
Decimal	`10140836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ABCA4, 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 #9ABCA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ABCA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	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 #9ABCA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9abca4; }
.text { color: #9abca4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9abca4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 188 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9abca4, #9abcb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9ABCA4?: #9ABCA4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9ABCA4?: The RGB value is 154, 188, 164: 154 red, 188 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ABCA4?: The complementary color is #BC9AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ABCA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.