What color is #9FB89A?

#9FB89A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9FB89A?

The RGB value is 159, 184, 154: 159 red, 184 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB89A?

The complementary color is #B39AB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB89A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB89A color

#9FB89A rgb(159, 184, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FB89A is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 72.2% green and 60.4% blue (159, 184, 154).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 17% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Copper Patina (#9DB4A0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#9FB89A color codes

HEX	`#9FB89A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 184, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 72.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 17%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 16%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 16%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.22, -14.28, 12.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.22, 18.93, 138.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.27, 43.984, 37.092)`
Decimal	`10467482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB89A, 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 #9FB89A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB89A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #9FB89A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb89a; }
.text { color: #9fb89a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb89a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 184 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb89a, #9ab8a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FB89A?: #9FB89A is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Copper Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9FB89A?: The RGB value is 159, 184, 154: 159 red, 184 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB89A?: The complementary color is #B39AB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB89A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.