What color is #9DA074?

#9DA074 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA074?

The RGB value is 157, 160, 116: 157 red, 160 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA074?

The complementary color is #7774A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA074 color

#9DA074 rgb(157, 160, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9DA074 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 62.7% green and 45.5% blue (157, 160, 116).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 19% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Guacamole (#95986B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#9DA074 color codes

HEX	`#9DA074`
RGB	`rgb(157, 160, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 62.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 19%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 28%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.62, -8.48, 22.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.62, 24.19, 110.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.628, 33.571, 21.439)`
Decimal	`10330228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA074, 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 #9DA074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	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 #9DA074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da074; }
.text { color: #9da074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 160 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da074, #87a074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9DA074?: #9DA074 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Guacamole. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA074?: The RGB value is 157, 160, 116: 157 red, 160 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA074?: The complementary color is #7774A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.71:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.