What color is #9FAE9A?

#9FAE9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAE9A?

The RGB value is 159, 174, 154: 159 red, 174 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAE9A?

The complementary color is #A99AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAE9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAE9A color

#9FAE9A rgb(159, 174, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FAE9A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.2% green and 60.4% blue (159, 174, 154).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#9FAE9A color codes

HEX	`#9FAE9A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 174, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 68.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.45, -9.04, 8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.45, 12.41, 136.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.266, 39.976, 36.424)`
Decimal	`10464922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAE9A, 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 #9FAE9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAE9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #9FAE9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fae9a; }
.text { color: #9fae9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fae9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 174 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fae9a, #9aae9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9FAE9A?: #9FAE9A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAE9A?: The RGB value is 159, 174, 154: 159 red, 174 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAE9A?: The complementary color is #A99AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAE9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.