What color is #9BA28A?

#9BA28A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA28A?

The RGB value is 155, 162, 138: 155 red, 162 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA28A?

The complementary color is #918AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA28A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA28A color

#9BA28A rgb(155, 162, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BA28A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 63.5% green and 54.1% blue (155, 162, 138).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#9BA28A color codes

HEX	`#9BA28A`
RGB	`rgb(155, 162, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 63.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.47, -6.9, 11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.47, 13.54, 120.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.025, 34.644, 29.092)`
Decimal	`10199690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA28A, 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 #9BA28A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA28A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #9BA28A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba28a; }
.text { color: #9ba28a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba28a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 162 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba28a, #8fa28a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA28A?: #9BA28A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA28A?: The RGB value is 155, 162, 138: 155 red, 162 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA28A?: The complementary color is #918AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA28A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.