What color is #9BAA98?

#9BAA98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BAA98?

The RGB value is 155, 170, 152: 155 red, 170 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAA98?

The complementary color is #A798AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAA98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAA98 color

#9BAA98 rgb(155, 170, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BAA98 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 66.7% green and 59.6% blue (155, 170, 152).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 10% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#9BAA98 color codes

HEX	`#9BAA98`
RGB	`rgb(155, 170, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 66.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 10%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 11%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.01, -8.72, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.01, 11.5, 139.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.559, 37.985, 35.263)`
Decimal	`10201752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAA98, 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 #9BAA98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAA98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #9BAA98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9baa98; }
.text { color: #9baa98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9baa98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 170 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9baa98, #98aa9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BAA98?: #9BAA98 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BAA98?: The RGB value is 155, 170, 152: 155 red, 170 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAA98?: The complementary color is #A798AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAA98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.