What color is #9DBA67?

#9DBA67 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DBA67?

The RGB value is 157, 186, 103: 157 red, 186 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBA67?

The complementary color is #8467BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBA67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DBA67 color

#9DBA67 rgb(157, 186, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DBA67 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 72.9% green and 40.4% blue (157, 186, 103).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Around the Gills (#A1B670), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#9DBA67 color codes

HEX	`#9DBA67`
RGB	`rgb(157, 186, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 72.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 45%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.73, -23.54, 38.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.73, 45.33, 121.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.912, 43.265, 19.394)`
Decimal	`10336871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DBA67, 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 #9DBA67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DBA67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #9DBA67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dba67; }
.text { color: #9dba67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dba67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 186 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dba67, #74ba67); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9DBA67?: #9DBA67 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Around the Gills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DBA67?: The RGB value is 157, 186, 103: 157 red, 186 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBA67?: The complementary color is #8467BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBA67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.