What color is #9FB491?

#9FB491 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 #9FB491?

The RGB value is 159, 180, 145: 159 red, 180 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB491?

The complementary color is #A691B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB491 color

#9FB491 rgb(159, 180, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FB491 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 70.6% green and 56.9% blue (159, 180, 145).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 19% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#9FB491 color codes

HEX	`#9FB491`
RGB	`rgb(159, 180, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 70.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 19%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.91, -13.76, 15.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.91, 20.71, 131.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.729, 42.057, 33.018)`
Decimal	`10466449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB491, 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 #9FB491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #9FB491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb491; }
.text { color: #9fb491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 180 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb491, #91b495); }

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Questions

What color is #9FB491?: #9FB491 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 #9FB491?: The RGB value is 159, 180, 145: 159 red, 180 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB491?: The complementary color is #A691B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.