What color is #9FB282?

#9FB282 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 #9FB282?

The RGB value is 159, 178, 130: 159 red, 178 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB282?

The complementary color is #9582B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB282 color

#9FB282 rgb(159, 178, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FB282 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 69.8% green and 51% blue (159, 178, 130).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 24% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#9FB282 color codes

HEX	`#9FB282`
RGB	`rgb(159, 178, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 69.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 24%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 27%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.05, -15.12, 22.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.05, 27.04, 123.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.247, 40.823, 27.19)`
Decimal	`10465922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB282, 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 #9FB282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #9FB282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb282; }
.text { color: #9fb282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 178 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb282, #87b282); }

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Questions

What color is #9FB282?: #9FB282 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 #9FB282?: The RGB value is 159, 178, 130: 159 red, 178 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB282?: The complementary color is #9582B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.