What color is #9BA77B?

#9BA77B 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 #9BA77B?

The RGB value is 155, 167, 123: 155 red, 167 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA77B?

The complementary color is #877BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA77B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA77B color

#9BA77B rgb(155, 167, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BA77B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 65.5% green and 48.2% blue (155, 167, 123).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#9BA77B color codes

HEX	`#9BA77B`
RGB	`rgb(155, 167, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 65.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 26%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 26%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, -11.96, 21.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 24.52, 119.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.911, 36.036, 24.062)`
Decimal	`10200955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA77B, 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 #9BA77B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA77B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #9BA77B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba77b; }
.text { color: #9ba77b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba77b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 167 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba77b, #85a77b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BA77B?: #9BA77B 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 #9BA77B?: The RGB value is 155, 167, 123: 155 red, 167 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA77B?: The complementary color is #877BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA77B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.