What color is #9BA983?

#9BA983 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 #9BA983?

The RGB value is 155, 169, 131: 155 red, 169 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BA983?

The complementary color is #9183A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BA983?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BA983 color

#9BA983 rgb(155, 169, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BA983 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 66.3% green and 51.4% blue (155, 169, 131).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#9BA983 color codes

HEX	`#9BA983`
RGB	`rgb(155, 169, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 66.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 22%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.26, -11.78, 18.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.26, 21.53, 123.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.802, 36.983, 26.931)`
Decimal	`10201475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BA983, 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 #9BA983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BA983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #9BA983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ba983; }
.text { color: #9ba983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ba983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 169 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ba983, #88a983); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9BA983?: #9BA983 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 #9BA983?: The RGB value is 155, 169, 131: 155 red, 169 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BA983?: The complementary color is #9183A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BA983?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.