What color is #9FB998?

#9FB998 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 #9FB998?

The RGB value is 159, 185, 152: 159 red, 185 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FB998?

The complementary color is #B298B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FB998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FB998 color

#9FB998 rgb(159, 185, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FB998 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 72.5% green and 59.6% blue (159, 185, 152).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 19% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.87:1).

#9FB998 color codes

HEX	`#9FB998`
RGB	`rgb(159, 185, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 72.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 19%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.45, -15.15, 13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.45, 20.52, 137.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.313, 44.335, 36.291)`
Decimal	`10467736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FB998, 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 #9FB998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FB998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.87:1	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 #9FB998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fb998; }
.text { color: #9fb998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fb998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 185 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fb998, #98b9a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9FB998?: #9FB998 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 #9FB998?: The RGB value is 159, 185, 152: 159 red, 185 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FB998?: The complementary color is #B298B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FB998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.