What color is #9BA18F?

#9BA18F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA18F?

The RGB value is 155, 161, 143: 155 red, 161 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA18F?

The complementary color is #958FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA18F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA18F color

#9BA18F rgb(155, 161, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA18F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 63.1% green and 56.1% blue (155, 161, 143).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#9BA18F color codes

HEX	`#9BA18F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 161, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 63.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.31, -5.5, 8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.31, 10.24, 122.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.22, 34.441, 30.984)`
Decimal	`10199439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA18F, 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 #9BA18F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA18F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #9BA18F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba18f; }
.text { color: #9ba18f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba18f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 161 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba18f, #92a18f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA18F?: #9BA18F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Herbalist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA18F?: The RGB value is 155, 161, 143: 155 red, 161 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA18F?: The complementary color is #958FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA18F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.