What color is #9AC8A0?

#9AC8A0 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 #9AC8A0?

The RGB value is 154, 200, 160: 154 red, 200 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AC8A0?

The complementary color is #C89AC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AC8A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AC8A0 color

#9AC8A0 rgb(154, 200, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AC8A0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 78.4% green and 62.7% blue (154, 200, 160).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Garden Goddess (#99CEA0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9AC8A0 color codes

HEX	`#9AC8A0`
RGB	`rgb(154, 200, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 78.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.51, -23.03, 15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.51, 27.58, 146.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.324, 50.715, 40.915)`
Decimal	`10143904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AC8A0, 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 #9AC8A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AC8A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #9AC8A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ac8a0; }
.text { color: #9ac8a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ac8a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 200 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ac8a0, #9ac8b7); }

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Questions

What color is #9AC8A0?: #9AC8A0 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 #9AC8A0?: The RGB value is 154, 200, 160: 154 red, 200 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AC8A0?: The complementary color is #C89AC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AC8A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.