What color is #9BA381?

#9BA381 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 #9BA381?

The RGB value is 155, 163, 129: 155 red, 163 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA381?

The complementary color is #8981A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA381 color

#9BA381 rgb(155, 163, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BA381 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 63.9% green and 50.6% blue (155, 163, 129).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#9BA381 color codes

HEX	`#9BA381`
RGB	`rgb(155, 163, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 63.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.55, -8.92, 16.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.55, 18.97, 118.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.577, 34.748, 25.861)`
Decimal	`10199937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA381, 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 #9BA381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #9BA381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba381; }
.text { color: #9ba381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 163 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba381, #8aa381); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA381?: #9BA381 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 #9BA381?: The RGB value is 155, 163, 129: 155 red, 163 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA381?: The complementary color is #8981A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.