What color is #9ACAA7?

#9ACAA7 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 #9ACAA7?

The RGB value is 154, 202, 167: 154 red, 202 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ACAA7?

The complementary color is #CA9ABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ACAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ACAA7 color

#9ACAA7 rgb(154, 202, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #9ACAA7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 79.2% green and 65.5% blue (154, 202, 167).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#9ACAA7 color codes

HEX	`#9ACAA7`
RGB	`rgb(154, 202, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 79.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.22, -22.74, 12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.22, 25.91, 151.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.42, 51.9, 44.387)`
Decimal	`10144423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ACAA7, 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 #9ACAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ACAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #9ACAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9acaa7; }
.text { color: #9acaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9acaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 202 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9acaa7, #9acabf); }

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Questions

What color is #9ACAA7?: #9ACAA7 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 #9ACAA7?: The RGB value is 154, 202, 167: 154 red, 202 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ACAA7?: The complementary color is #CA9ABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ACAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.