What color is #9ABE70?

#9ABE70 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9ABE70?

The RGB value is 154, 190, 112: 154 red, 190 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ABE70?

The complementary color is #9470BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ABE70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ABE70 color

#9ABE70 rgb(154, 190, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #9ABE70 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 74.5% green and 43.9% blue (154, 190, 112).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 38% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#9ABE70 color codes

HEX	`#9ABE70`
RGB	`rgb(154, 190, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 74.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 38%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 41%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 41%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.8, -25.54, 35.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.8, 43.71, 125.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.664, 44.866, 22.16)`
Decimal	`10141296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ABE70, 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 #9ABE70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ABE70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #9ABE70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9abe70; }
.text { color: #9abe70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9abe70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 190 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9abe70, #73be70); }

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Questions

What color is #9ABE70?: #9ABE70 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9ABE70?: The RGB value is 154, 190, 112: 154 red, 190 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ABE70?: The complementary color is #9470BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ABE70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.