What color is #9FBD97?

#9FBD97 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 #9FBD97?

The RGB value is 159, 189, 151: 159 red, 189 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9FBD97?

The complementary color is #B597BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9FBD97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9FBD97 color

#9FBD97 rgb(159, 189, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #9FBD97 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 74.1% green and 59.2% blue (159, 189, 151).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#9FBD97 color codes

HEX	`#9FBD97`
RGB	`rgb(159, 189, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 74.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.55, -17.37, 15.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.55, 23.55, 137.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.08, 46, 36.145)`
Decimal	`10468759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9FBD97, 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 #9FBD97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9FBD97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #9FBD97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9fbd97; }
.text { color: #9fbd97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9fbd97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 189 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9fbd97, #97bda2); }

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Questions

What color is #9FBD97?: #9FBD97 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 #9FBD97?: The RGB value is 159, 189, 151: 159 red, 189 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9FBD97?: The complementary color is #B597BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9FBD97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.