What color is #9FA175?

#9FA175 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA175?

The RGB value is 159, 161, 117: 159 red, 161 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA175?

The complementary color is #7775A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA175 color

#9FA175 rgb(159, 161, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9FA175 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 63.1% green and 45.9% blue (159, 161, 117).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#9FA175 color codes

HEX	`#9FA175`
RGB	`rgb(159, 161, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 63.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 27%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 27%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.08, -8.08, 22.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.08, 24.14, 109.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.254, 34.145, 21.823)`
Decimal	`10461557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA175, 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 #9FA175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #9FA175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa175; }
.text { color: #9fa175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 161 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa175, #89a175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9FA175?: #9FA175 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA175?: The RGB value is 159, 161, 117: 159 red, 161 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA175?: The complementary color is #7775A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.