What color is #9BA390?

#9BA390 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 #9BA390?

The RGB value is 155, 163, 144: 155 red, 163 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA390?

The complementary color is #9890A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA390 color

#9BA390 rgb(155, 163, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA390 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 63.9% green and 56.5% blue (155, 163, 144).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Herbalist (#969E86), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.04:1).

#9BA390 color codes

HEX	`#9BA390`
RGB	`rgb(155, 163, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 63.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.89, -6.4, 8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.89, 10.97, 125.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.648, 35.177, 31.503)`
Decimal	`10199952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA390, 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 #9BA390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.04:1	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 #9BA390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba390; }
.text { color: #9ba390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 163 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba390, #92a390); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA390?: #9BA390 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 #9BA390?: The RGB value is 155, 163, 144: 155 red, 163 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA390?: The complementary color is #9890A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.