What color is #9AC080?

#9AC080 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AC080?

The RGB value is 154, 192, 128: 154 red, 192 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC080?

The complementary color is #A680C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC080 color

#9AC080 rgb(154, 192, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AC080 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 75.3% green and 50.2% blue (154, 192, 128).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#9AC080 color codes

HEX	`#9AC080`
RGB	`rgb(154, 192, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 75.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 33%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 33%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.63, -24.32, 28.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.63, 37.26, 130.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.072, 46.127, 27.421)`
Decimal	`10141824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC080, 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 #9AC080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #9AC080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac080; }
.text { color: #9ac080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 192 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac080, #80c086); }

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Questions

What color is #9AC080?: #9AC080 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pistachio. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AC080?: The RGB value is 154, 192, 128: 154 red, 192 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC080?: The complementary color is #A680C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.