What color is #909D7F?

#909D7F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #909D7F?

The RGB value is 144, 157, 127: 144 red, 157 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #909D7F?

The complementary color is #8C7F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #909D7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#909D7F color

#909D7F rgb(144, 157, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #909D7F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 61.6% green and 49.8% blue (144, 157, 127).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Whispering Willow (#919C81), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#909D7F color codes

HEX	`#909D7F`
RGB	`rgb(144, 157, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 61.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.99, -10.22, 14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.99, 17.47, 125.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.389, 31.575, 24.726)`
Decimal	`9477503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #909D7F, 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 #909D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#909D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #909D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #909d7f; }
.text { color: #909d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #909d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 157 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #909d7f, #819d7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #909D7F?: #909D7F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Whispering Willow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #909D7F?: The RGB value is 144, 157, 127: 144 red, 157 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #909D7F?: The complementary color is #8C7F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #909D7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.