What color is #9DBAA4?

#9DBAA4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9DBAA4?

The RGB value is 157, 186, 164: 157 red, 186 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9DBAA4?

The complementary color is #BA9DB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9DBAA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9DBAA4 color

#9DBAA4 rgb(157, 186, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #9DBAA4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 72.9% green and 64.3% blue (157, 186, 164).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#9DBAA4 color codes

HEX	`#9DBAA4`
RGB	`rgb(157, 186, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 72.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.87, -14.19, 7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.87, 16.23, 150.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.163, 44.965, 41.783)`
Decimal	`10336932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9DBAA4, 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 #9DBAA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9DBAA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #9DBAA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9dbaa4; }
.text { color: #9dbaa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9dbaa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 186 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9dbaa4, #9dbab3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9DBAA4?: #9DBAA4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9DBAA4?: The RGB value is 157, 186, 164: 157 red, 186 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9DBAA4?: The complementary color is #BA9DB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9DBAA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.