What color is #9ABDB9?

#9ABDB9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9ABDB9?

The RGB value is 154, 189, 185: 154 red, 189 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ABDB9?

The complementary color is #BD9A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ABDB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ABDB9 color

#9ABDB9 rgb(154, 189, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9ABDB9 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 74.1% green and 72.5% blue (154, 189, 185).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Turquoise (#99C5C4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#9ABDB9 color codes

HEX	`#9ABDB9`
RGB	`rgb(154, 189, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 74.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.04, -12.54, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.04, 12.68, 188.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.279, 46.767, 52.794)`
Decimal	`10141113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ABDB9, 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 #9ABDB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ABDB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #9ABDB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9abdb9; }
.text { color: #9abdb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9abdb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 189 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9abdb9, #9ab0bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9ABDB9?: #9ABDB9 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Pastel Turquoise. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9ABDB9?: The RGB value is 154, 189, 185: 154 red, 189 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ABDB9?: The complementary color is #BD9A9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ABDB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.