What color is #9BA17F?

#9BA17F 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 #9BA17F?

The RGB value is 155, 161, 127: 155 red, 161 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA17F?

The complementary color is #857FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA17F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA17F color

#9BA17F rgb(155, 161, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BA17F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 63.1% green and 49.8% blue (155, 161, 127).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#9BA17F color codes

HEX	`#9BA17F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 161, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 63.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.96, -8.16, 17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.96, 18.88, 115.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.093, 33.991, 25.05)`
Decimal	`10199423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA17F, 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 #9BA17F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA17F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #9BA17F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba17f; }
.text { color: #9ba17f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba17f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 161 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba17f, #8aa17f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA17F?: #9BA17F 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 #9BA17F?: The RGB value is 155, 161, 127: 155 red, 161 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA17F?: The complementary color is #857FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA17F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.