What color is #9AC0A8?

#9AC0A8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AC0A8?

The RGB value is 154, 192, 168: 154 red, 192 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC0A8?

The complementary color is #C09AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC0A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC0A8 color

#9AC0A8 rgb(154, 192, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AC0A8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 75.3% green and 65.9% blue (154, 192, 168).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#9AC0A8 color codes

HEX	`#9AC0A8`
RGB	`rgb(154, 192, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 75.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.44, -17.52, 7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.44, 19.24, 155.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.242, 47.395, 44.119)`
Decimal	`10141864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC0A8, 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 #9AC0A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC0A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #9AC0A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac0a8; }
.text { color: #9ac0a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac0a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 192 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac0a8, #9ac0bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9AC0A8?: #9AC0A8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AC0A8?: The RGB value is 154, 192, 168: 154 red, 192 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC0A8?: The complementary color is #C09AB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC0A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.