What color is #9DA773?

#9DA773 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA773?

The RGB value is 157, 167, 115: 157 red, 167 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA773?

The complementary color is #7D73A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA773?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA773 color

#9DA773 rgb(157, 167, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DA773 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 65.5% green and 45.1% blue (157, 167, 115).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#9DA773 color codes

HEX	`#9DA773`
RGB	`rgb(157, 167, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 65.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 31%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.55, -12.33, 25.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.55, 28.58, 115.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.818, 36.044, 21.55)`
Decimal	`10332019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA773, 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 #9DA773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #9DA773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da773; }
.text { color: #9da773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 167 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da773, #83a773); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9DA773?: #9DA773 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA773?: The RGB value is 157, 167, 115: 157 red, 167 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA773?: The complementary color is #7D73A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA773?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.