What color is #9DA367?

#9DA367 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA367?

The RGB value is 157, 163, 103: 157 red, 163 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA367?

The complementary color is #6D67A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA367?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA367 color

#9DA367 rgb(157, 163, 103)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9DA367 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 63.9% green and 40.4% blue (157, 163, 103).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#9DA367 color codes

HEX	`#9DA367`
RGB	`rgb(157, 163, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 63.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 37%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 37%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.23, -11.8, 30.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.23, 32.69, 111.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.45, 34.342, 17.907)`
Decimal	`10330983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA367, 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 #9DA367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #9DA367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da367; }
.text { color: #9da367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 163 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da367, #7fa367); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9DA367?: #9DA367 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA367?: The RGB value is 157, 163, 103: 157 red, 163 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA367?: The complementary color is #6D67A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA367?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.