What color is #9BA057?

#9BA057 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA057?

The RGB value is 155, 160, 87: 155 red, 160 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA057?

The complementary color is #5C57A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA057?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA057 color

#9BA057 rgb(155, 160, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9BA057 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 62.7% green and 34.1% blue (155, 160, 87).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 30% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Earthly Delights (#A09F5B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#9BA057 color codes

HEX	`#9BA057`
RGB	`rgb(155, 160, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 62.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 30%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 46%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 46%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64, -12.88, 37.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64, 39.43, 109.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.809, 32.799, 13.881)`
Decimal	`10199127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA057, 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 #9BA057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #9BA057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba057; }
.text { color: #9ba057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 160 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba057, #77a057); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA057?: #9BA057 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden of Earthly Delights. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA057?: The RGB value is 155, 160, 87: 155 red, 160 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA057?: The complementary color is #5C57A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA057?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.