What color is #9DAA7D?

#9DAA7D 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 #9DAA7D?

The RGB value is 157, 170, 125: 157 red, 170 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DAA7D?

The complementary color is #8A7DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DAA7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DAA7D color

#9DAA7D rgb(157, 170, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DAA7D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 66.7% green and 49% blue (157, 170, 125).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#9DAA7D color codes

HEX	`#9DAA7D`
RGB	`rgb(157, 170, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 66.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.57, -12.47, 21.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.57, 25.06, 119.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.981, 37.398, 24.932)`
Decimal	`10332797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DAA7D, 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 #9DAA7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DAA7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #9DAA7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9daa7d; }
.text { color: #9daa7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9daa7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 170 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9daa7d, #87aa7d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DAA7D?: #9DAA7D 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 #9DAA7D?: The RGB value is 157, 170, 125: 157 red, 170 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DAA7D?: The complementary color is #8A7DAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DAA7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.