What color is #9AA162?

#9AA162 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA162?

The RGB value is 154, 161, 98: 154 red, 161 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA162?

The complementary color is #6962A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA162?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA162 color

#9AA162 rgb(154, 161, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9AA162 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 63.1% green and 38.4% blue (154, 161, 98).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#9AA162 color codes

HEX	`#9AA162`
RGB	`rgb(154, 161, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 63.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 39%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 39%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.36, -12.58, 31.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.36, 34.35, 111.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.276, 33.242, 16.48)`
Decimal	`10133858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA162, 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 #9AA162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #9AA162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa162; }
.text { color: #9aa162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 161 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa162, #7aa162); }

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Questions

What color is #9AA162?: #9AA162 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA162?: The RGB value is 154, 161, 98: 154 red, 161 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA162?: The complementary color is #6962A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA162?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.