What color is #9ABEB6?

#9ABEB6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9ABEB6?

The RGB value is 154, 190, 182: 154 red, 190 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ABEB6?

The complementary color is #BE9AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ABEB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ABEB6 color

#9ABEB6 rgb(154, 190, 182)

Shades of teal

The hex color #9ABEB6 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 74.5% green and 71.4% blue (154, 190, 182).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#9ABEB6 color codes

HEX	`#9ABEB6`
RGB	`rgb(154, 190, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 74.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.24, -13.69, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.24, 13.69, 179.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.181, 47.073, 51.216)`
Decimal	`10141366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ABEB6, 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 #9ABEB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ABEB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #9ABEB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9abeb6; }
.text { color: #9abeb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9abeb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 190 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9abeb6, #9ab4be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9ABEB6?: #9ABEB6 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9ABEB6?: The RGB value is 154, 190, 182: 154 red, 190 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ABEB6?: The complementary color is #BE9AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ABEB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.