What color is #9FAB7C?

#9FAB7C 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 #9FAB7C?

The RGB value is 159, 171, 124: 159 red, 171 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAB7C?

The complementary color is #887CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAB7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAB7C color

#9FAB7C rgb(159, 171, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FAB7C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 67.1% green and 48.6% blue (159, 171, 124).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#9FAB7C color codes

HEX	`#9FAB7C`
RGB	`rgb(159, 171, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 67.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 27%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.99, -12.37, 22.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.99, 25.99, 118.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.499, 37.952, 24.678)`
Decimal	`10464124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAB7C, 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 #9FAB7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAB7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #9FAB7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fab7c; }
.text { color: #9fab7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fab7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 171 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fab7c, #87ab7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FAB7C?: #9FAB7C 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 #9FAB7C?: The RGB value is 159, 171, 124: 159 red, 171 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAB7C?: The complementary color is #887CAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAB7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.