What color is #9AC292?

#9AC292 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 #9AC292?

The RGB value is 154, 194, 146: 154 red, 194 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC292?

The complementary color is #BA92C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC292 color

#9AC292 rgb(154, 194, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AC292 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 76.1% green and 57.3% blue (154, 194, 146).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 28% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#9AC292 color codes

HEX	`#9AC292`
RGB	`rgb(154, 194, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 76.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 28%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.53, -22.49, 19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.53, 30.03, 138.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.805, 47.528, 34.371)`
Decimal	`10142354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC292, 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 #9AC292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #9AC292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac292; }
.text { color: #9ac292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 194 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac292, #92c2a2); }

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Questions

What color is #9AC292?: #9AC292 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 #9AC292?: The RGB value is 154, 194, 146: 154 red, 194 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC292?: The complementary color is #BA92C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.