What color is #9FAC8E?

#9FAC8E 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 #9FAC8E?

The RGB value is 159, 172, 142: 159 red, 172 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAC8E?

The complementary color is #9B8EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAC8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAC8E color

#9FAC8E rgb(159, 172, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FAC8E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 67.5% green and 55.7% blue (159, 172, 142).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#9FAC8E color codes

HEX	`#9FAC8E`
RGB	`rgb(159, 172, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 67.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.63, -10.07, 13.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.63, 17.18, 125.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.932, 38.829, 31.293)`
Decimal	`10464398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAC8E, 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 #9FAC8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAC8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #9FAC8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fac8e; }
.text { color: #9fac8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fac8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 172 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fac8e, #90ac8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FAC8E?: #9FAC8E 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 #9FAC8E?: The RGB value is 159, 172, 142: 159 red, 172 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAC8E?: The complementary color is #9B8EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAC8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.