What color is #9AC7AC?

#9AC7AC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AC7AC?

The RGB value is 154, 199, 172: 154 red, 199 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC7AC?

The complementary color is #C79AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC7AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC7AC color

#9AC7AC rgb(154, 199, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AC7AC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 78% green and 67.5% blue (154, 199, 172).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mint Twist (#98CBBA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#9AC7AC color codes

HEX	`#9AC7AC`
RGB	`rgb(154, 199, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 78%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.49, -20.29, 8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.49, 22.08, 156.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.194, 50.694, 46.636)`
Decimal	`10143660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC7AC, 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 #9AC7AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC7AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	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 #9AC7AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac7ac; }
.text { color: #9ac7ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac7ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 199 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac7ac, #9ac7c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #9AC7AC?: #9AC7AC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint Twist. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AC7AC?: The RGB value is 154, 199, 172: 154 red, 199 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC7AC?: The complementary color is #C79AB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC7AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.