What color is #9BAE77?

#9BAE77 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BAE77?

The RGB value is 155, 174, 119: 155 red, 174 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAE77?

The complementary color is #8A77AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAE77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAE77 color

#9BAE77 rgb(155, 174, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BAE77 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 68.2% green and 46.7% blue (155, 174, 119).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea Mochi (#90A96E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#9BAE77 color codes

HEX	`#9BAE77`
RGB	`rgb(155, 174, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 68.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.44, -16.19, 26.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.44, 30.73, 121.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.983, 38.572, 23.209)`
Decimal	`10202743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAE77, 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 #9BAE77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAE77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #9BAE77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9bae77; }
.text { color: #9bae77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9bae77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 174 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9bae77, #7fae77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9BAE77?: #9BAE77 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Tea Mochi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BAE77?: The RGB value is 155, 174, 119: 155 red, 174 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAE77?: The complementary color is #8A77AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAE77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.