What color is #9BAA92?

#9BAA92 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BAA92?

The RGB value is 155, 170, 146: 155 red, 170 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAA92?

The complementary color is #A192AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAA92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAA92 color

#9BAA92 rgb(155, 170, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BAA92 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 66.7% green and 57.3% blue (155, 170, 146).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 12% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#9BAA92 color codes

HEX	`#9BAA92`
RGB	`rgb(155, 170, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 66.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 12%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 14%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.87, -9.79, 10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.87, 14.44, 132.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.08, 37.793, 32.741)`
Decimal	`10201746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAA92, 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 #9BAA92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAA92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #9BAA92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9baa92; }
.text { color: #9baa92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9baa92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 170 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9baa92, #92aa95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BAA92?: #9BAA92 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BAA92?: The RGB value is 155, 170, 146: 155 red, 170 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAA92?: The complementary color is #A192AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAA92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.