What color is #9FAC7E?

#9FAC7E 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 #9FAC7E?

The RGB value is 159, 172, 126: 159 red, 172 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAC7E?

The complementary color is #8B7EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAC7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAC7E color

#9FAC7E rgb(159, 172, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FAC7E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 67.5% green and 49.4% blue (159, 172, 126).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% 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 8.68:1).

#9FAC7E color codes

HEX	`#9FAC7E`
RGB	`rgb(159, 172, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 67.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 27%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 27%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.3, -12.6, 22.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.3, 25.53, 119.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.816, 38.382, 25.414)`
Decimal	`10464382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAC7E, 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 #9FAC7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAC7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #9FAC7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fac7e; }
.text { color: #9fac7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fac7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 172 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fac7e, #88ac7e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FAC7E?: #9FAC7E 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 #9FAC7E?: The RGB value is 159, 172, 126: 159 red, 172 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAC7E?: The complementary color is #8B7EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAC7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.