What color is #9FAB97?

#9FAB97 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAB97?

The RGB value is 159, 171, 151: 159 red, 171 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAB97?

The complementary color is #A397AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAB97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAB97 color

#9FAB97 rgb(159, 171, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9FAB97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 67.1% green and 59.2% blue (159, 171, 151).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 11% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#9FAB97 color codes

HEX	`#9FAB97`
RGB	`rgb(159, 171, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 67.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 11%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 12%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.56, -7.98, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.56, 11.93, 131.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.446, 38.731, 34.933)`
Decimal	`10464151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAB97, 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 #9FAB97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAB97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #9FAB97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fab97; }
.text { color: #9fab97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fab97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 171 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fab97, #97ab99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9FAB97?: #9FAB97 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAB97?: The RGB value is 159, 171, 151: 159 red, 171 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAB97?: The complementary color is #A397AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAB97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.