What color is #9BAA1F?

#9BAA1F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Augustus Asparagus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BAA1F?

The RGB value is 155, 170, 31: 155 red, 170 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAA1F?

The complementary color is #2E1FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAA1F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAA1F color

#9BAA1F rgb(155, 170, 31)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9BAA1F is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 66.7% green and 12.2% blue (155, 170, 31).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 69% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Augustus Asparagus (#90AA0B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#9BAA1F color codes

HEX	`#9BAA1F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 170, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 66.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 69%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 82%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 82%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.38, -21.84, 62.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.38, 66.65, 109.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.14, 35.817, 6.727)`
Decimal	`10201631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAA1F, 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 #9BAA1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAA1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #9BAA1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9baa1f; }
.text { color: #9baa1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9baa1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 170 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9baa1f, #55aa1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #9BAA1F?: #9BAA1F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Augustus Asparagus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BAA1F?: The RGB value is 155, 170, 31: 155 red, 170 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAA1F?: The complementary color is #2E1FAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAA1F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.