What color is #9BA367?

#9BA367 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA367?

The RGB value is 155, 163, 103: 155 red, 163 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA367?

The complementary color is #6F67A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA367?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA367 color

#9BA367 rgb(155, 163, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BA367 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 63.9% green and 40.4% blue (155, 163, 103).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#9BA367 color codes

HEX	`#9BA367`
RGB	`rgb(155, 163, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 63.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 37%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 37%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.08, -12.61, 30.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.08, 32.77, 112.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.063, 34.143, 17.888)`
Decimal	`10199911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA367, 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 #9BA367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #9BA367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba367; }
.text { color: #9ba367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 163 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba367, #7da367); }

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Questions

What color is #9BA367?: #9BA367 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA367?: The RGB value is 155, 163, 103: 155 red, 163 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA367?: The complementary color is #6F67A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA367?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.