What color is #9AA179?

#9AA179 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9AA179?

The RGB value is 154, 161, 121: 154 red, 161 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA179?

The complementary color is #8079A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA179 color

#9AA179 rgb(154, 161, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AA179 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 63.1% green and 47.5% blue (154, 161, 121).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#9AA179 color codes

HEX	`#9AA179`
RGB	`rgb(154, 161, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 63.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 25%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 25%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.76, -9.47, 20.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.76, 22.17, 115.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.522, 33.74, 23.043)`
Decimal	`10133881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA179, 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 #9AA179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #9AA179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa179; }
.text { color: #9aa179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 161 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa179, #86a179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9AA179?: #9AA179 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9AA179?: The RGB value is 154, 161, 121: 154 red, 161 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA179?: The complementary color is #8079A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.