What color is #9AA474?

#9AA474 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 #9AA474?

The RGB value is 154, 164, 116: 154 red, 164 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9AA474?

The complementary color is #7E74A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9AA474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9AA474 color

#9AA474 rgb(154, 164, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #9AA474 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 64.3% green and 45.5% blue (154, 164, 116).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#9AA474 color codes

HEX	`#9AA474`
RGB	`rgb(154, 164, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 64.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 29%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 29%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.5, -11.79, 23.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.5, 26.55, 116.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.754, 34.682, 21.646)`
Decimal	`10134644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9AA474, 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 #9AA474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9AA474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #9AA474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aa474; }
.text { color: #9aa474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aa474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 164 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aa474, #82a474); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9AA474?: #9AA474 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 #9AA474?: The RGB value is 154, 164, 116: 154 red, 164 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9AA474?: The complementary color is #7E74A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9AA474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.