What color is #9DA287?

#9DA287 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA287?

The RGB value is 157, 162, 135: 157 red, 162 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA287?

The complementary color is #8C87A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA287 color

#9DA287 rgb(157, 162, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DA287 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 63.5% green and 52.9% blue (157, 162, 135).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#9DA287 color codes

HEX	`#9DA287`
RGB	`rgb(157, 162, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 63.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.56, -6.65, 13.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.56, 15.02, 116.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.198, 34.758, 27.982)`
Decimal	`10330759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA287, 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 #9DA287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #9DA287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da287; }
.text { color: #9da287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 162 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da287, #90a287); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9DA287?: #9DA287 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA287?: The RGB value is 157, 162, 135: 157 red, 162 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA287?: The complementary color is #8C87A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.