What color is #9DAE75?

#9DAE75 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DAE75?

The RGB value is 157, 174, 117: 157 red, 174 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DAE75?

The complementary color is #8675AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DAE75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DAE75 color

#9DAE75 rgb(157, 174, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DAE75 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 68.2% green and 45.9% blue (157, 174, 117).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 26% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#9DAE75 color codes

HEX	`#9DAE75`
RGB	`rgb(157, 174, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 68.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 26%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 33%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 33%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.55, -15.7, 27.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.55, 31.54, 119.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.251, 38.725, 22.602)`
Decimal	`10333813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DAE75, 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 #9DAE75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DAE75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #9DAE75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dae75; }
.text { color: #9dae75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dae75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 174 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dae75, #80ae75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #9DAE75?: #9DAE75 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DAE75?: The RGB value is 157, 174, 117: 157 red, 174 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DAE75?: The complementary color is #8675AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DAE75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.