What color is #A9B37F?

#A9B37F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9B37F?

The RGB value is 169, 179, 127: 169 red, 179 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9B37F?

The complementary color is #897FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9B37F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9B37F color

#A9B37F rgb(169, 179, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9B37F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 70.2% green and 49.8% blue (169, 179, 127).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#A9B37F color codes

HEX	`#A9B37F`
RGB	`rgb(169, 179, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 70.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 29%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 29%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.01, -12.25, 25.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.01, 28.25, 115.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.313, 42.208, 26.308)`
Decimal	`11121535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9B37F, 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 #A9B37F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9B37F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	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 #A9B37F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9b37f; }
.text { color: #a9b37f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9b37f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 179 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9b37f, #8fb37f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #A9B37F?: #A9B37F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9B37F?: The RGB value is 169, 179, 127: 169 red, 179 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9B37F?: The complementary color is #897FB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9B37F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.