What color is #9FA48A?

#9FA48A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA48A?

The RGB value is 159, 164, 138: 159 red, 164 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA48A?

The complementary color is #8F8AA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA48A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA48A color

#9FA48A rgb(159, 164, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FA48A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 64.3% green and 54.1% blue (159, 164, 138).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#9FA48A color codes

HEX	`#9FA48A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 164, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 64.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.33, -6.47, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.33, 14.44, 116.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.16, 35.757, 29.247)`
Decimal	`10462346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA48A, 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 #9FA48A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA48A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #9FA48A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa48a; }
.text { color: #9fa48a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa48a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 164 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa48a, #92a48a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9FA48A?: #9FA48A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA48A?: The RGB value is 159, 164, 138: 159 red, 164 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA48A?: The complementary color is #8F8AA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA48A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.