What color is #9ABA79?

#9ABA79 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9ABA79?

The RGB value is 154, 186, 121: 154 red, 186 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9ABA79?

The complementary color is #9979BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9ABA79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9ABA79 color

#9ABA79 rgb(154, 186, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #9ABA79 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 72.9% green and 47.5% blue (154, 186, 121).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 32% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#9ABA79 color codes

HEX	`#9ABA79`
RGB	`rgb(154, 186, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 72.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 32%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 35%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 35%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.8, -22.36, 29.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.8, 37.02, 127.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.336, 43.368, 24.647)`
Decimal	`10140281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9ABA79, 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 #9ABA79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9ABA79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #9ABA79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9aba79; }
.text { color: #9aba79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9aba79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 186 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9aba79, #79ba79); }

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Questions

What color is #9ABA79?: #9ABA79 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9ABA79?: The RGB value is 154, 186, 121: 154 red, 186 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9ABA79?: The complementary color is #9979BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9ABA79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.