What color is #9DAAA0?

#9DAAA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DAAA0?

The RGB value is 157, 170, 160: 157 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DAAA0?

The complementary color is #AA9DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DAAA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DAAA0 color

#9DAAA0 rgb(157, 170, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DAAA0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 66.7% green and 62.7% blue (157, 170, 160).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 7% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#9DAAA0 color codes

HEX	`#9DAAA0`
RGB	`rgb(157, 170, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 66.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 7%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 8%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.35, -6.51, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.35, 7.43, 151.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.623, 38.455, 38.849)`
Decimal	`10332832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DAAA0, 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 #9DAAA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DAAA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #9DAAA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9daaa0; }
.text { color: #9daaa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9daaa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 170 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9daaa0, #9daaa6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9DAAA0?: #9DAAA0 is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DAAA0?: The RGB value is 157, 170, 160: 157 red, 170 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DAAA0?: The complementary color is #AA9DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DAAA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.