What color is #9ABCA7?

#9ABCA7 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 #9ABCA7?

The RGB value is 154, 188, 167: 154 red, 188 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ABCA7?

The complementary color is #BC9AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ABCA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ABCA7 color

#9ABCA7 rgb(154, 188, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #9ABCA7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 73.7% green and 65.5% blue (154, 188, 167).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#9ABCA7 color codes

HEX	`#9ABCA7`
RGB	`rgb(154, 188, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 73.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.3, -15.67, 6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.3, 17.1, 156.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.283, 45.625, 43.341)`
Decimal	`10140839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ABCA7, 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 #9ABCA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ABCA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #9ABCA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9abca7; }
.text { color: #9abca7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9abca7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 188 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9abca7, #9abcb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9ABCA7?: #9ABCA7 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 #9ABCA7?: The RGB value is 154, 188, 167: 154 red, 188 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ABCA7?: The complementary color is #BC9AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ABCA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.