What color is #9BA791?

#9BA791 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA791?

The RGB value is 155, 167, 145: 155 red, 167 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA791?

The complementary color is #9D91A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA791 color

#9BA791 rgb(155, 167, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BA791 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 65.5% green and 56.9% blue (155, 167, 145).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#9BA791 color codes

HEX	`#9BA791`
RGB	`rgb(155, 167, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 65.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.01, -8.37, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.01, 13.01, 130.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.446, 36.65, 32.147)`
Decimal	`10200977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA791, 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 #9BA791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #9BA791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba791; }
.text { color: #9ba791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 167 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba791, #91a792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA791?: #9BA791 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA791?: The RGB value is 155, 167, 145: 155 red, 167 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA791?: The complementary color is #9D91A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.