What color is #9DAF75?

#9DAF75 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DAF75?

The RGB value is 157, 175, 117: 157 red, 175 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DAF75?

The complementary color is #8775AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DAF75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DAF75 color

#9DAF75 rgb(157, 175, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DAF75 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 68.6% green and 45.9% blue (157, 175, 117).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Matcha Mecha (#9FAF6C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#9DAF75 color codes

HEX	`#9DAF75`
RGB	`rgb(157, 175, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 68.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 33%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.83, -16.22, 27.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.83, 32.12, 120.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.445, 39.112, 22.666)`
Decimal	`10334069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DAF75, 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 #9DAF75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DAF75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #9DAF75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9daf75; }
.text { color: #9daf75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9daf75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 175 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9daf75, #80af75); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DAF75?: #9DAF75 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha Mecha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DAF75?: The RGB value is 157, 175, 117: 157 red, 175 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DAF75?: The complementary color is #8775AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DAF75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.