What color is #9AECAA?

#9AECAA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AECAA?

The RGB value is 154, 236, 170: 154 red, 236 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AECAA?

The complementary color is #EC9ADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AECAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AECAA color

#9AECAA rgb(154, 236, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AECAA is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 92.5% green and 66.7% blue (154, 236, 170).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 68% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Mint (#A3EFB8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.95:1).

#9AECAA color codes

HEX	`#9AECAA`
RGB	`rgb(154, 236, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 92.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 68%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 35%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 28%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.88, -38.28, 24.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.88, 45.34, 147.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.575, 69.761, 48.823)`
Decimal	`10153130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AECAA, 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 #9AECAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AECAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.95:1	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 #9AECAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aecaa; }
.text { color: #9aecaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aecaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 236 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aecaa, #9aecd3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9AECAA?: #9AECAA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ultra Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AECAA?: The RGB value is 154, 236, 170: 154 red, 236 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AECAA?: The complementary color is #EC9ADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AECAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.95:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.