What color is #9BAF80?

#9BAF80 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9BAF80?

The RGB value is 155, 175, 128: 155 red, 175 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9BAF80?

The complementary color is #9480AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9BAF80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9BAF80 color

#9BAF80 rgb(155, 175, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #9BAF80 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 68.6% green and 50.2% blue (155, 175, 128).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#9BAF80 color codes

HEX	`#9BAF80`
RGB	`rgb(155, 175, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 68.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, -15.38, 21.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 26.74, 125.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.743, 39.187, 26.257)`
Decimal	`10203008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9BAF80, 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 #9BAF80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9BAF80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #9BAF80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9baf80; }
.text { color: #9baf80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9baf80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 175 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9baf80, #84af80); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9BAF80?: #9BAF80 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9BAF80?: The RGB value is 155, 175, 128: 155 red, 175 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9BAF80?: The complementary color is #9480AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9BAF80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.