What color is #9AA07B?

#9AA07B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA07B?

The RGB value is 154, 160, 123: 154 red, 160 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA07B?

The complementary color is #817BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA07B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA07B color

#9AA07B rgb(154, 160, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AA07B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 62.7% green and 48.2% blue (154, 160, 123).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#9AA07B color codes

HEX	`#9AA07B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 160, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 62.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 23%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 23%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.52, -8.63, 18.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.52, 20.52, 114.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.472, 33.442, 23.637)`
Decimal	`10133627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA07B, 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 #9AA07B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA07B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #9AA07B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa07b; }
.text { color: #9aa07b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa07b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 160 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa07b, #88a07b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9AA07B?: #9AA07B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA07B?: The RGB value is 154, 160, 123: 154 red, 160 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA07B?: The complementary color is #817BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA07B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.