What color is #9FA27B?

#9FA27B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA27B?

The RGB value is 159, 162, 123: 159 red, 162 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA27B?

The complementary color is #7E7BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA27B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA27B color

#9FA27B rgb(159, 162, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9FA27B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 63.5% green and 48.2% blue (159, 162, 123).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#9FA27B color codes

HEX	`#9FA27B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 162, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 63.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 24%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 24%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.47, -7.75, 19.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.47, 21.44, 111.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.793, 34.642, 23.799)`
Decimal	`10461819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA27B, 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 #9FA27B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA27B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #9FA27B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa27b; }
.text { color: #9fa27b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa27b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 162 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa27b, #8ca27b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9FA27B?: #9FA27B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA27B?: The RGB value is 159, 162, 123: 159 red, 162 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA27B?: The complementary color is #7E7BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA27B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.