What color is #9FB178?

#9FB178 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FB178?

The RGB value is 159, 177, 120: 159 red, 177 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB178?

The complementary color is #8A78B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB178 color

#9FB178 rgb(159, 177, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FB178 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 69.4% green and 47.1% blue (159, 177, 120).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 27% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#9FB178 color codes

HEX	`#9FB178`
RGB	`rgb(159, 177, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 69.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 27%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 32%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 32%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.59, -16.06, 27.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.59, 31.55, 120.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.41, 40.171, 23.759)`
Decimal	`10465656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB178, 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 #9FB178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #9FB178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb178; }
.text { color: #9fb178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 177 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb178, #83b178); }

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Questions

What color is #9FB178?: #9FB178 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FB178?: The RGB value is 159, 177, 120: 159 red, 177 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB178?: The complementary color is #8A78B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.