What color is #9ABE92?

#9ABE92 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9ABE92?

The RGB value is 154, 190, 146: 154 red, 190 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ABE92?

The complementary color is #B692BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ABE92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ABE92 color

#9ABE92 rgb(154, 190, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #9ABE92 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 74.5% green and 57.3% blue (154, 190, 146).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#9ABE92 color codes

HEX	`#9ABE92`
RGB	`rgb(154, 190, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 74.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.4, -20.49, 18.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.4, 27.5, 138.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.927, 45.771, 34.078)`
Decimal	`10141330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ABE92, 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 #9ABE92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ABE92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #9ABE92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9abe92; }
.text { color: #9abe92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9abe92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 190 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9abe92, #92bea0); }

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Questions

What color is #9ABE92?: #9ABE92 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9ABE92?: The RGB value is 154, 190, 146: 154 red, 190 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ABE92?: The complementary color is #B692BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ABE92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.