What color is #9BAC7F?

#9BAC7F 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 #9BAC7F?

The RGB value is 155, 172, 127: 155 red, 172 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAC7F?

The complementary color is #907FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAC7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAC7F color

#9BAC7F rgb(155, 172, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BAC7F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 67.5% green and 49.8% blue (155, 172, 127).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#9BAC7F color codes

HEX	`#9BAC7F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 172, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 67.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.02, -13.98, 21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.02, 25.43, 123.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.1, 38.006, 25.719)`
Decimal	`10202239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAC7F, 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 #9BAC7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAC7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #9BAC7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bac7f; }
.text { color: #9bac7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bac7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 172 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bac7f, #84ac7f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BAC7F?: #9BAC7F 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 #9BAC7F?: The RGB value is 155, 172, 127: 155 red, 172 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAC7F?: The complementary color is #907FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAC7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.