What color is #9DB48E?

#9DB48E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DB48E?

The RGB value is 157, 180, 142: 157 red, 180 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DB48E?

The complementary color is #A58EB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DB48E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DB48E color

#9DB48E rgb(157, 180, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DB48E is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 70.6% green and 55.7% blue (157, 180, 142).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 20% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#9DB48E color codes

HEX	`#9DB48E`
RGB	`rgb(157, 180, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 70.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 20%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 21%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.71, -14.99, 16.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.71, 22.52, 131.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.107, 41.763, 31.797)`
Decimal	`10335374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DB48E, 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 #9DB48E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DB48E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #9DB48E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9db48e; }
.text { color: #9db48e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9db48e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 180 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9db48e, #8eb492); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DB48E?: #9DB48E is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DB48E?: The RGB value is 157, 180, 142: 157 red, 180 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DB48E?: The complementary color is #A58EB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DB48E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.