What color is #9FAA90?

#9FAA90 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAA90?

The RGB value is 159, 170, 144: 159 red, 170 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAA90?

The complementary color is #9B90AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAA90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAA90 color

#9FAA90 rgb(159, 170, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FAA90 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 66.7% green and 56.5% blue (159, 170, 144).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 13% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#9FAA90 color codes

HEX	`#9FAA90`
RGB	`rgb(159, 170, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 66.7%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 13%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 15%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 15%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.12, -8.67, 12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.12, 14.89, 125.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.706, 38.134, 31.965)`
Decimal	`10463888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAA90, 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 #9FAA90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAA90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #9FAA90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faa90; }
.text { color: #9faa90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faa90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 170 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faa90, #92aa90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9FAA90?: #9FAA90 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAA90?: The RGB value is 159, 170, 144: 159 red, 170 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAA90?: The complementary color is #9B90AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAA90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.