What color is #9BAC75?

#9BAC75 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 #9BAC75?

The RGB value is 155, 172, 117: 155 red, 172 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAC75?

The complementary color is #8675AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAC75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAC75 color

#9BAC75 rgb(155, 172, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BAC75 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 67.5% green and 45.9% blue (155, 172, 117).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#9BAC75 color codes

HEX	`#9BAC75`
RGB	`rgb(155, 172, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 67.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.84, -15.44, 26.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.84, 30.58, 120.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.481, 37.758, 22.456)`
Decimal	`10202229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAC75, 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 #9BAC75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAC75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #9BAC75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bac75; }
.text { color: #9bac75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bac75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 172 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bac75, #7fac75); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BAC75?: #9BAC75 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 #9BAC75?: The RGB value is 155, 172, 117: 155 red, 172 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAC75?: The complementary color is #8675AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAC75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.