What color is #9DA377?

#9DA377 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA377?

The RGB value is 157, 163, 119: 157 red, 163 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA377?

The complementary color is #7D77A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA377 color

#9DA377 rgb(157, 163, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DA377 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 63.9% green and 46.7% blue (157, 163, 119).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#9DA377 color codes

HEX	`#9DA377`
RGB	`rgb(157, 163, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 63.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.51, -9.66, 22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.51, 24.22, 113.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.331, 34.695, 22.548)`
Decimal	`10330999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA377, 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 #9DA377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #9DA377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da377; }
.text { color: #9da377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 163 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da377, #87a377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9DA377?: #9DA377 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA377?: The RGB value is 157, 163, 119: 157 red, 163 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA377?: The complementary color is #7D77A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.