What color is #9FAF88?

#9FAF88 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FAF88?

The RGB value is 159, 175, 136: 159 red, 175 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FAF88?

The complementary color is #9888AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FAF88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FAF88 color

#9FAF88 rgb(159, 175, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FAF88 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 68.6% green and 53.3% blue (159, 175, 136).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#9FAF88 color codes

HEX	`#9FAF88`
RGB	`rgb(159, 175, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 68.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 22%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.33, -12.63, 18.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.33, 22.14, 124.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.071, 39.808, 29.177)`
Decimal	`10465160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FAF88, 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 #9FAF88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FAF88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #9FAF88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9faf88; }
.text { color: #9faf88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9faf88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 175 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9faf88, #8caf88); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FAF88?: #9FAF88 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FAF88?: The RGB value is 159, 175, 136: 159 red, 175 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FAF88?: The complementary color is #9888AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FAF88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.