What color is #9DAA90?

#9DAA90 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DAA90?

The RGB value is 157, 170, 144: 157 red, 170 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DAA90?

The complementary color is #9D90AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DAA90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DAA90 color

#9DAA90 rgb(157, 170, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DAA90 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 66.7% green and 56.5% blue (157, 170, 144).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#9DAA90 color codes

HEX	`#9DAA90`
RGB	`rgb(157, 170, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 66.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.97, -9.41, 11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.97, 15.15, 128.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.313, 37.931, 31.947)`
Decimal	`10332816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DAA90, 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 #9DAA90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DAA90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #9DAA90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9daa90; }
.text { color: #9daa90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9daa90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 170 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9daa90, #90aa90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DAA90?: #9DAA90 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DAA90?: The RGB value is 157, 170, 144: 157 red, 170 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DAA90?: The complementary color is #9D90AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DAA90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.