What color is #9FB291?

#9FB291 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FB291?

The RGB value is 159, 178, 145: 159 red, 178 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB291?

The complementary color is #A491B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB291 color

#9FB291 rgb(159, 178, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FB291 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 69.8% green and 56.9% blue (159, 178, 145).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 18% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Sage Green (#9CAF88), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#9FB291 color codes

HEX	`#9FB291`
RGB	`rgb(159, 178, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 69.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 18%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 19%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 19%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.35, -12.72, 14.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.35, 19.44, 130.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.328, 41.256, 32.884)`
Decimal	`10465937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB291, 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 #9FB291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #9FB291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb291; }
.text { color: #9fb291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 178 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb291, #91b293); }

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Questions

What color is #9FB291?: #9FB291 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FB291?: The RGB value is 159, 178, 145: 159 red, 178 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB291?: The complementary color is #A491B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.