What color is #9FA568?

#9FA568 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA568?

The RGB value is 159, 165, 104: 159 red, 165 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA568?

The complementary color is #6E68A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA568?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA568 color

#9FA568 rgb(159, 165, 104)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9FA568 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 64.7% green and 40.8% blue (159, 165, 104).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 25% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#9FA568 color codes

HEX	`#9FA568`
RGB	`rgb(159, 165, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 64.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 25%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 37%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.97, -11.92, 30.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.97, 33.15, 111.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.252, 35.281, 18.31)`
Decimal	`10462568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA568, 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 #9FA568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #9FA568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa568; }
.text { color: #9fa568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 165 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa568, #81a568); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9FA568?: #9FA568 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA568?: The RGB value is 159, 165, 104: 159 red, 165 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA568?: The complementary color is #6E68A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA568?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.