What color is #9BA673?

#9BA673 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 #9BA673?

The RGB value is 155, 166, 115: 155 red, 166 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA673?

The complementary color is #7E73A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA673?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA673 color

#9BA673 rgb(155, 166, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BA673 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 65.1% green and 45.1% blue (155, 166, 115).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#9BA673 color codes

HEX	`#9BA673`
RGB	`rgb(155, 166, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 65.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 31%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.12, -12.6, 25.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.12, 28.15, 116.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.248, 35.479, 21.471)`
Decimal	`10200691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA673, 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 #9BA673	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA673 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #9BA673 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba673; }
.text { color: #9ba673; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba673; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 166 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba673, #81a673); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA673?: #9BA673 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 #9BA673?: The RGB value is 155, 166, 115: 155 red, 166 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA673?: The complementary color is #7E73A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA673?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.