What color is #9DA883?

#9DA883 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA883?

The RGB value is 157, 168, 131: 157 red, 168 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA883?

The complementary color is #8E83A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA883 color

#9DA883 rgb(157, 168, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DA883 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 65.9% green and 51.4% blue (157, 168, 131).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#9DA883 color codes

HEX	`#9DA883`
RGB	`rgb(157, 168, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 65.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.14, -10.5, 17.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.14, 20.72, 120.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.004, 36.812, 26.888)`
Decimal	`10332291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA883, 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 #9DA883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #9DA883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da883; }
.text { color: #9da883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 168 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da883, #8ba883); }

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Questions

What color is #9DA883?: #9DA883 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA883?: The RGB value is 157, 168, 131: 157 red, 168 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA883?: The complementary color is #8E83A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.