What color is #9BA573?

#9BA573 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA573?

The RGB value is 155, 165, 115: 155 red, 165 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA573?

The complementary color is #7D73A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA573?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA573 color

#9BA573 rgb(155, 165, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BA573 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 64.7% green and 45.1% blue (155, 165, 115).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#9BA573 color codes

HEX	`#9BA573`
RGB	`rgb(155, 165, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 64.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 30%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 30%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.84, -12.07, 24.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.84, 27.58, 115.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.067, 35.117, 21.411)`
Decimal	`10200435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA573, 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 #9BA573	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA573 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #9BA573 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba573; }
.text { color: #9ba573; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba573; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 165 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba573, #82a573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA573?: #9BA573 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA573?: The RGB value is 155, 165, 115: 155 red, 165 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA573?: The complementary color is #7D73A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA573?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.