What color is #9BA87C?

#9BA87C 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 #9BA87C?

The RGB value is 155, 168, 124: 155 red, 168 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA87C?

The complementary color is #897CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA87C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA87C color

#9BA87C rgb(155, 168, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BA87C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 65.9% green and 48.6% blue (155, 168, 124).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 20% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 34% 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 8.29:1).

#9BA87C color codes

HEX	`#9BA87C`
RGB	`rgb(155, 168, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 65.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 20%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 26%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 26%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.85, -12.34, 21.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.85, 24.59, 120.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.158, 36.429, 24.455)`
Decimal	`10201212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA87C, 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 #9BA87C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA87C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #9BA87C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba87c; }
.text { color: #9ba87c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba87c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 168 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba87c, #85a87c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BA87C?: #9BA87C 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 #9BA87C?: The RGB value is 155, 168, 124: 155 red, 168 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA87C?: The complementary color is #897CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA87C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.