What color is #A9B489?

#A9B489 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B489?

The RGB value is 169, 180, 137: 169 red, 180 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B489?

The complementary color is #9489B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B489?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B489 color

#A9B489 rgb(169, 180, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9B489 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 70.6% green and 53.7% blue (169, 180, 137).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#A9B489 color codes

HEX	`#A9B489`
RGB	`rgb(169, 180, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 70.6%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.48, -11.32, 20.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.48, 23.6, 118.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.198, 42.884, 29.98)`
Decimal	`11121801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B489, 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 #A9B489	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B489 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #A9B489 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b489; }
.text { color: #a9b489; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b489; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 180 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b489, #93b489); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A9B489?: #A9B489 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B489?: The RGB value is 169, 180, 137: 169 red, 180 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B489?: The complementary color is #9489B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B489?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.