What color is #9DA68A?

#9DA68A 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 #9DA68A?

The RGB value is 157, 166, 138: 157 red, 166 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA68A?

The complementary color is #938AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA68A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA68A color

#9DA68A rgb(157, 166, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DA68A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 65.1% green and 54.1% blue (157, 166, 138).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#9DA68A color codes

HEX	`#9DA68A`
RGB	`rgb(157, 166, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 65.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.73, -8.3, 13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.73, 15.8, 121.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.128, 36.276, 29.349)`
Decimal	`10331786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA68A, 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 #9DA68A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA68A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	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 #9DA68A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da68a; }
.text { color: #9da68a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da68a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 166 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da68a, #8fa68a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9DA68A?: #9DA68A 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 #9DA68A?: The RGB value is 157, 166, 138: 157 red, 166 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA68A?: The complementary color is #938AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA68A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.