What color is #9AC3A6?

#9AC3A6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AC3A6?

The RGB value is 154, 195, 166: 154 red, 195 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC3A6?

The complementary color is #C39AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC3A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC3A6 color

#9AC3A6 rgb(154, 195, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AC3A6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 76.5% green and 65.1% blue (154, 195, 166).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#9AC3A6 color codes

HEX	`#9AC3A6`
RGB	`rgb(154, 195, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 76.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.23, -19.43, 10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.23, 21.92, 152.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.723, 48.652, 43.367)`
Decimal	`10142630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC3A6, 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 #9AC3A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC3A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	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 #9AC3A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac3a6; }
.text { color: #9ac3a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac3a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 195 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac3a6, #9ac3ba); }

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Questions

What color is #9AC3A6?: #9AC3A6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AC3A6?: The RGB value is 154, 195, 166: 154 red, 195 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC3A6?: The complementary color is #C39AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC3A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.