What color is #9AC89B?

#9AC89B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AC89B?

The RGB value is 154, 200, 155: 154 red, 200 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC89B?

The complementary color is #C89AC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC89B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC89B color

#9AC89B rgb(154, 200, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AC89B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 78.4% green and 60.8% blue (154, 200, 155).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#9AC89B color codes

HEX	`#9AC89B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 200, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 78.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 23%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.4, -23.92, 17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.4, 29.75, 143.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.895, 50.544, 38.658)`
Decimal	`10143899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC89B, 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 #9AC89B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC89B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #9AC89B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac89b; }
.text { color: #9ac89b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac89b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 200 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac89b, #9ac8b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9AC89B?: #9AC89B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Garden Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AC89B?: The RGB value is 154, 200, 155: 154 red, 200 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC89B?: The complementary color is #C89AC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC89B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.