What color is #9AC6A8?

#9AC6A8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AC6A8?

The RGB value is 154, 198, 168: 154 red, 198 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC6A8?

The complementary color is #C69AB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC6A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC6A8 color

#9AC6A8 rgb(154, 198, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AC6A8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 77.6% green and 65.9% blue (154, 198, 168).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#9AC6A8 color codes

HEX	`#9AC6A8`
RGB	`rgb(154, 198, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 77.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.12, -20.56, 10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.12, 23.01, 153.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.586, 50.084, 44.567)`
Decimal	`10143400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC6A8, 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 #9AC6A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC6A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #9AC6A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac6a8; }
.text { color: #9ac6a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac6a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 198 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac6a8, #9ac6be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9AC6A8?: #9AC6A8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AC6A8?: The RGB value is 154, 198, 168: 154 red, 198 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC6A8?: The complementary color is #C69AB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC6A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.