What color is #9FAF28?

#9FAF28 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Citrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAF28?

The RGB value is 159, 175, 40: 159 red, 175 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAF28?

The complementary color is #3828AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAF28?

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.

#9FAF28 color

#9FAF28 rgb(159, 175, 40)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9FAF28 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.6% green and 15.7% blue (159, 175, 40).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 63% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Citrus (#9FB70A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9FAF28 color codes

HEX	`#9FAF28`
RGB	`rgb(159, 175, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 68.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 63%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 77%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 77%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.16, -22.27, 62.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.16, 65.92, 109.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.012, 38.184, 7.796)`
Decimal	`10465064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAF28, 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 #9FAF28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAF28 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 #9FAF28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faf28; }
.text { color: #9faf28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faf28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 175 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faf28, #5caf28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #9FAF28?: #9FAF28 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Citrus. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAF28?: The RGB value is 159, 175, 40: 159 red, 175 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAF28?: The complementary color is #3828AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAF28?: 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.