What color is #9FA879?

#9FA879 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FA879?

The RGB value is 159, 168, 121: 159 red, 168 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FA879?

The complementary color is #8279A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FA879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FA879 color

#9FA879 rgb(159, 168, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FA879 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 65.9% green and 47.5% blue (159, 168, 121).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#9FA879 color codes

HEX	`#9FA879`
RGB	`rgb(159, 168, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 65.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 28%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 28%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.09, -11.23, 23.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.09, 25.85, 115.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.752, 36.757, 23.508)`
Decimal	`10463353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FA879, 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 #9FA879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FA879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #9FA879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fa879; }
.text { color: #9fa879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fa879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 168 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fa879, #88a879); }

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Questions

What color is #9FA879?: #9FA879 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FA879?: The RGB value is 159, 168, 121: 159 red, 168 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FA879?: The complementary color is #8279A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FA879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.