What color is #9BA974?

#9BA974 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BA974?

The RGB value is 155, 169, 116: 155 red, 169 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA974?

The complementary color is #8274A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA974 color

#9BA974 rgb(155, 169, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BA974 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 66.3% green and 45.5% blue (155, 169, 116).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#9BA974 color codes

HEX	`#9BA974`
RGB	`rgb(155, 169, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 66.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 31%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.98, -14.03, 25.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.98, 29.35, 118.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.858, 36.606, 21.96)`
Decimal	`10201460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA974, 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 #9BA974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #9BA974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba974; }
.text { color: #9ba974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 169 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba974, #81a974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9BA974?: #9BA974 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BA974?: The RGB value is 155, 169, 116: 155 red, 169 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA974?: The complementary color is #8274A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.