What color is #9FAB86?

#9FAB86 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 #9FAB86?

The RGB value is 159, 171, 134: 159 red, 171 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAB86?

The complementary color is #9286AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAB86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAB86 color

#9FAB86 rgb(159, 171, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FAB86 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 67.1% green and 52.5% blue (159, 171, 134).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#9FAB86 color codes

HEX	`#9FAB86`
RGB	`rgb(159, 171, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 67.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.18, -10.85, 17.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.18, 20.75, 121.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.164, 38.218, 28.179)`
Decimal	`10464134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAB86, 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 #9FAB86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAB86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #9FAB86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fab86; }
.text { color: #9fab86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fab86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 171 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fab86, #8cab86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FAB86?: #9FAB86 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 #9FAB86?: The RGB value is 159, 171, 134: 159 red, 171 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAB86?: The complementary color is #9286AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAB86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.