What color is #9FB07F?

#9FB07F 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 #9FB07F?

The RGB value is 159, 176, 127: 159 red, 176 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB07F?

The complementary color is #907FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB07F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB07F color

#9FB07F rgb(159, 176, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FB07F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 69% green and 49.8% blue (159, 176, 127).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#9FB07F color codes

HEX	`#9FB07F`
RGB	`rgb(159, 176, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 69%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 28%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 28%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.44, -14.53, 23.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.44, 27.38, 122.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.654, 39.954, 26.013)`
Decimal	`10465407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB07F, 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 #9FB07F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB07F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #9FB07F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb07f; }
.text { color: #9fb07f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb07f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 176 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb07f, #87b07f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FB07F?: #9FB07F 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 #9FB07F?: The RGB value is 159, 176, 127: 159 red, 176 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB07F?: The complementary color is #907FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB07F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.