What color is #9FA68C?

#9FA68C 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 #9FA68C?

The RGB value is 159, 166, 140: 159 red, 166 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA68C?

The complementary color is #938CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA68C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA68C color

#9FA68C rgb(159, 166, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FA68C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 65.1% green and 54.9% blue (159, 166, 140).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% 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 8.31:1).

#9FA68C color codes

HEX	`#9FA68C`
RGB	`rgb(159, 166, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 65.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.93, -7.21, 12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.93, 14.55, 119.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.667, 36.537, 30.137)`
Decimal	`10462860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA68C, 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 #9FA68C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA68C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #9FA68C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa68c; }
.text { color: #9fa68c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa68c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 166 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa68c, #92a68c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9FA68C?: #9FA68C 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 #9FA68C?: The RGB value is 159, 166, 140: 159 red, 166 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA68C?: The complementary color is #938CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA68C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.