What color is #9DAC93?

#9DAC93 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DAC93?

The RGB value is 157, 172, 147: 157 red, 172 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DAC93?

The complementary color is #A293AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DAC93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DAC93 color

#9DAC93 rgb(157, 172, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DAC93 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 67.5% green and 57.6% blue (157, 172, 147).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#9DAC93 color codes

HEX	`#9DAC93`
RGB	`rgb(157, 172, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 67.5%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.59, -9.95, 11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.59, 14.91, 131.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.923, 38.779, 33.296)`
Decimal	`10333331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DAC93, 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 #9DAC93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DAC93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #9DAC93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dac93; }
.text { color: #9dac93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dac93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 172 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dac93, #93ac95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DAC93?: #9DAC93 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DAC93?: The RGB value is 157, 172, 147: 157 red, 172 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DAC93?: The complementary color is #A293AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DAC93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.