What color is #9BA083?

#9BA083 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA083?

The RGB value is 155, 160, 131: 155 red, 160 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA083?

The complementary color is #8883A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA083?

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.

#9BA083 color

#9BA083 rgb(155, 160, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BA083 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 62.7% green and 51.4% blue (155, 160, 131).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9BA083 color codes

HEX	`#9BA083`
RGB	`rgb(155, 160, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 62.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 18%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.76, -6.99, 14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.76, 16.14, 115.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.185, 33.749, 26.392)`
Decimal	`10199171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA083, 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 #9BA083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA083 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 #9BA083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba083; }
.text { color: #9ba083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 160 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba083, #8ca083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA083?: #9BA083 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA083?: The RGB value is 155, 160, 131: 155 red, 160 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA083?: The complementary color is #8883A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA083?: 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.