What color is #9BA490?

#9BA490 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA490?

The RGB value is 155, 164, 144: 155 red, 164 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA490?

The complementary color is #9990A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA490 color

#9BA490 rgb(155, 164, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9BA490 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 64.3% green and 56.5% blue (155, 164, 144).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#9BA490 color codes

HEX	`#9BA490`
RGB	`rgb(155, 164, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 64.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.16, -6.94, 9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.16, 11.6, 126.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.826, 35.533, 31.562)`
Decimal	`10200208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA490, 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 #9BA490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #9BA490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba490; }
.text { color: #9ba490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 164 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba490, #91a490); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA490?: #9BA490 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA490?: The RGB value is 155, 164, 144: 155 red, 164 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA490?: The complementary color is #9990A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.