What color is #9DA997?

#9DA997 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DA997?

The RGB value is 157, 169, 151: 157 red, 169 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DA997?

The complementary color is #A397A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DA997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DA997 color

#9DA997 rgb(157, 169, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9DA997 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 66.3% green and 59.2% blue (157, 169, 151).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 9% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#9DA997 color codes

HEX	`#9DA997`
RGB	`rgb(157, 169, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 66.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 9%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.86, -7.64, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.86, 10.96, 134.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.678, 37.778, 34.79)`
Decimal	`10332567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DA997, 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 #9DA997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DA997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #9DA997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9da997; }
.text { color: #9da997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9da997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 169 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9da997, #97a99a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9DA997?: #9DA997 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DA997?: The RGB value is 157, 169, 151: 157 red, 169 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DA997?: The complementary color is #A397A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DA997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.