What color is #A9BA83?

#A9BA83 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9BA83?

The RGB value is 169, 186, 131: 169 red, 186 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9BA83?

The complementary color is #9483BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9BA83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9BA83 color

#A9BA83 rgb(169, 186, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #A9BA83 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 72.9% green and 51.4% blue (169, 186, 131).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 28% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#A9BA83 color codes

HEX	`#A9BA83`
RGB	`rgb(169, 186, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 72.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 28%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 30%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.02, -15.3, 26.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.02, 30.18, 120.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.017, 45.191, 28.188)`
Decimal	`11123331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9BA83, 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 #A9BA83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9BA83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #A9BA83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9ba83; }
.text { color: #a9ba83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9ba83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 186 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9ba83, #8dba83); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9BA83?: #A9BA83 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9BA83?: The RGB value is 169, 186, 131: 169 red, 186 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9BA83?: The complementary color is #9483BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9BA83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.