What color is #9DAB87?

#9DAB87 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DAB87?

The RGB value is 157, 171, 135: 157 red, 171 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DAB87?

The complementary color is #9587AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DAB87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DAB87 color

#9DAB87 rgb(157, 171, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DAB87 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 67.1% green and 52.9% blue (157, 171, 135).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#9DAB87 color codes

HEX	`#9DAB87`
RGB	`rgb(157, 171, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 67.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.05, -11.44, 16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.05, 20.44, 124.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.84, 38.043, 28.53)`
Decimal	`10333063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DAB87, 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 #9DAB87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DAB87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #9DAB87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dab87; }
.text { color: #9dab87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dab87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 171 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dab87, #8bab87); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DAB87?: #9DAB87 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DAB87?: The RGB value is 157, 171, 135: 157 red, 171 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DAB87?: The complementary color is #9587AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DAB87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.