What color is #9DB78D?

#9DB78D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DB78D?

The RGB value is 157, 183, 141: 157 red, 183 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DB78D?

The complementary color is #A78DB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DB78D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DB78D color

#9DB78D rgb(157, 183, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DB78D is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 71.8% green and 55.3% blue (157, 183, 141).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 23% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Foliage (#95B388), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#9DB78D color codes

HEX	`#9DB78D`
RGB	`rgb(157, 183, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 71.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 23%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 23%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.53, -16.7, 18.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.53, 24.91, 132.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.645, 42.958, 31.608)`
Decimal	`10336141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DB78D, 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 #9DB78D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DB78D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #9DB78D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9db78d; }
.text { color: #9db78d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9db78d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 183 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9db78d, #8db792); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DB78D?: #9DB78D is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Foliage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DB78D?: The RGB value is 157, 183, 141: 157 red, 183 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DB78D?: The complementary color is #A78DB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DB78D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.