What color is #9FB794?

#9FB794 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FB794?

The RGB value is 159, 183, 148: 159 red, 183 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB794?

The complementary color is #AC94B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB794 color

#9FB794 rgb(159, 183, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FB794 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 71.8% green and 58% blue (159, 183, 148).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#9FB794 color codes

HEX	`#9FB794`
RGB	`rgb(159, 183, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 71.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 19%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.81, -14.81, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.81, 21.15, 134.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.576, 43.376, 34.457)`
Decimal	`10467220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB794, 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 #9FB794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #9FB794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb794; }
.text { color: #9fb794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 183 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb794, #94b79b); }

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Questions

What color is #9FB794?: #9FB794 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FB794?: The RGB value is 159, 183, 148: 159 red, 183 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB794?: The complementary color is #AC94B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.