What color is #9DAC85?

#9DAC85 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 #9DAC85?

The RGB value is 157, 172, 133: 157 red, 172 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DAC85?

The complementary color is #9485AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DAC85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DAC85 color

#9DAC85 rgb(157, 172, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DAC85 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 67.5% green and 52.2% blue (157, 172, 133).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#9DAC85 color codes

HEX	`#9DAC85`
RGB	`rgb(157, 172, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 67.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.29, -12.29, 18.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.29, 22.09, 123.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.89, 38.367, 27.858)`
Decimal	`10333317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DAC85, 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 #9DAC85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DAC85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #9DAC85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dac85; }
.text { color: #9dac85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dac85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 172 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dac85, #8aac85); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9DAC85?: #9DAC85 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 #9DAC85?: The RGB value is 157, 172, 133: 157 red, 172 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DAC85?: The complementary color is #9485AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DAC85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.