What color is #9BA78D?

#9BA78D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA78D?

The RGB value is 155, 167, 141: 155 red, 167 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA78D?

The complementary color is #998DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA78D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA78D color

#9BA78D rgb(155, 167, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BA78D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 65.5% green and 55.3% blue (155, 167, 141).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#9BA78D color codes

HEX	`#9BA78D`
RGB	`rgb(155, 167, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 65.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.92, -9.07, 12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.92, 15.07, 127)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.143, 36.529, 30.552)`
Decimal	`10200973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA78D, 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 #9BA78D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA78D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #9BA78D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba78d; }
.text { color: #9ba78d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba78d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 167 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba78d, #8ea78d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA78D?: #9BA78D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA78D?: The RGB value is 155, 167, 141: 155 red, 167 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA78D?: The complementary color is #998DA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA78D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.