What color is #9FAF6C?

#9FAF6C is a desaturated yellow-green known as Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Matcha Mecha?

The RGB value is 159, 175, 108: 159 red, 175 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Matcha Mecha?

The complementary color is #7C6CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAF6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Matcha Mecha color: hex code #9FAF6C

#9FAF6C rgb(159, 175, 108)

Shades of green

Matcha Mecha has the hex code #9FAF6C. It is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.6% green and 42.4% blue (159, 175, 108).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

Matcha Mecha (#9FAF6C) color codes

HEX	`#9FAF6C`
RGB	`rgb(159, 175, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 68.6%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 38%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 38%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.83, -16.62, 32.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.83, 36.52, 117.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.335, 39.114, 20.031)`
Decimal	`10465132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Matcha Mecha, 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 #9FAF6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAF6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #9FAF6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faf6c; }
.text { color: #9faf6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faf6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 175 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faf6c, #7daf6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9FAF6C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9FAF6C?: #9FAF6C is a desaturated yellow-green known as Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Matcha Mecha?: The RGB value is 159, 175, 108: 159 red, 175 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Matcha Mecha?: The complementary color is #7C6CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAF6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.