What color is #9FAA7C?

#9FAA7C 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 #9FAA7C?

The RGB value is 159, 170, 124: 159 red, 170 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAA7C?

The complementary color is #877CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAA7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAA7C color

#9FAA7C rgb(159, 170, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FAA7C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 66.7% green and 48.6% blue (159, 170, 124).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 21% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#9FAA7C color codes

HEX	`#9FAA7C`
RGB	`rgb(159, 170, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 66.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 21%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 27%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.71, -11.85, 22.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.71, 25.42, 117.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.311, 37.576, 24.616)`
Decimal	`10463868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAA7C, 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 #9FAA7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAA7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #9FAA7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faa7c; }
.text { color: #9faa7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faa7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 170 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faa7c, #88aa7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FAA7C?: #9FAA7C 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 #9FAA7C?: The RGB value is 159, 170, 124: 159 red, 170 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAA7C?: The complementary color is #877CAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAA7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.