What color is #9FA38F?

#9FA38F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA38F?

The RGB value is 159, 163, 143: 159 red, 163 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA38F?

The complementary color is #938FA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA38F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA38F color

#9FA38F rgb(159, 163, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FA38F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 63.9% green and 56.1% blue (159, 163, 143).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#9FA38F color codes

HEX	`#9FA38F`
RGB	`rgb(159, 163, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 63.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.17, -5.09, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.17, 11.14, 117.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.353, 35.549, 31.138)`
Decimal	`10462095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA38F, 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 #9FA38F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA38F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #9FA38F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa38f; }
.text { color: #9fa38f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa38f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 163 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa38f, #95a38f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #9FA38F?: #9FA38F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA38F?: The RGB value is 159, 163, 143: 159 red, 163 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA38F?: The complementary color is #938FA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA38F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.