What color is #9FB70A?

#9FB70A is a dark, vivid yellow known as Citrus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Citrus?

The RGB value is 159, 183, 10: 159 red, 183 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Citrus?

The complementary color is #220AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB70A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Citrus color: hex code #9FB70A

#9FB70A rgb(159, 183, 10)

Shades of green

Citrus has the hex code #9FB70A. It is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 71.8% green and 3.9% blue (159, 183, 10).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 90% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 28% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

Citrus (#9FB70A) color codes

HEX	`#9FB70A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 183, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 71.8%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 90%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 95%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 95%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.36, -27, 70.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.36, 75.32, 111)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.287, 41.26, 6.603)`
Decimal	`10467082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Citrus, 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 #9FB70A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB70A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #9FB70A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb70a; }
.text { color: #9fb70a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb70a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 183 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb70a, #48b70a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #9FB70A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9FB70A?: #9FB70A is a dark, vivid yellow known as Citrus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Citrus?: The RGB value is 159, 183, 10: 159 red, 183 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Citrus?: The complementary color is #220AB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB70A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.