What color is #9FA78B?

#9FA78B 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 #9FA78B?

The RGB value is 159, 167, 139: 159 red, 167 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA78B?

The complementary color is #938BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA78B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA78B color

#9FA78B rgb(159, 167, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FA78B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 65.5% green and 54.5% blue (159, 167, 139).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#9FA78B color codes

HEX	`#9FA78B`
RGB	`rgb(159, 167, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 65.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.18, -7.91, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.18, 15.69, 120.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.776, 36.872, 29.811)`
Decimal	`10463115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA78B, 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 #9FA78B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA78B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #9FA78B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa78b; }
.text { color: #9fa78b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa78b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 167 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa78b, #91a78b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9FA78B?: #9FA78B 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 #9FA78B?: The RGB value is 159, 167, 139: 159 red, 167 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA78B?: The complementary color is #938BA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA78B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.