What color is #9DA079?

#9DA079 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA079?

The RGB value is 157, 160, 121: 157 red, 160 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA079?

The complementary color is #7C79A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA079 color

#9DA079 rgb(157, 160, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9DA079 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 62.7% green and 47.5% blue (157, 160, 121).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 17% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#9DA079 color codes

HEX	`#9DA079`
RGB	`rgb(157, 160, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 62.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 17%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 24%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 24%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.72, -7.76, 20.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.72, 21.48, 111.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.926, 33.69, 23.012)`
Decimal	`10330233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA079, 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 #9DA079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #9DA079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da079; }
.text { color: #9da079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 160 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da079, #8aa079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9DA079?: #9DA079 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA079?: The RGB value is 157, 160, 121: 157 red, 160 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA079?: The complementary color is #7C79A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.