What color is #9DA493?

#9DA493 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA493?

The RGB value is 157, 164, 147: 157 red, 164 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA493?

The complementary color is #9A93A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA493?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA493 color

#9DA493 rgb(157, 164, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DA493 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 64.3% green and 57.6% blue (157, 164, 147).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#9DA493 color codes

HEX	`#9DA493`
RGB	`rgb(157, 164, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 64.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.39, -5.67, 7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.39, 9.78, 125.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.446, 35.826, 32.804)`
Decimal	`10331283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA493, 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 #9DA493	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA493 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #9DA493 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da493; }
.text { color: #9da493; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da493; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 164 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da493, #94a493); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #9DA493?: #9DA493 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA493?: The RGB value is 157, 164, 147: 157 red, 164 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA493?: The complementary color is #9A93A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA493?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.