#9ba597 Color Information

#9ba597 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #9ba597. In RGB, it consists of 60.8% Red, 64.7% Green, and 59.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 6.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 8.5% Yellow, and 35.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 102.9°, with saturation of 7.2% and lightness of 62%. The decimal value for #9ba597 is 10200471, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #9ba597 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#9ba597 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color155, 165, 151 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color60.8%, 64.7%, 59.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.392, 0.353, 0.408 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.061, 0, 0.085, 0.353 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color102.9°, 7.2%, 62.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color102.9°, 8.5%, 64.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color32.559, 36.113, 34.533 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color151, 165, 161 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10200471 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color66.606, -6.214, 6.033 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)66.606, 8.661, 135.845 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color66.606, -4.946, 9.650 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color60.094, -8.455, 7.995 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.315, 0.350, 36.113 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288390551 / 0xff9ba597 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999999 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #9ba597

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #9ba597, its pure hue is 102.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 7.2%, and its lightness is 62.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #9ba597, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #131513 to #889084.

Tints of #9ba597

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #9ba597, its pure hue is 102.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 7.2%, and its lightness is 62.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #9ba597, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a8b0a4 to #f3f4f2.

Tones of #9ba597

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #9ba597, its pure hue is 102.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 7.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #9ba597, which range from #9e9e9e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #74ff3d (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #9ba597

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #9ba597! For #9ba597, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #9ba597. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #9ba597

This color, #9ba597, consists of 60.8% Red, 64.7% Green, and 59.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 155, Green = 165, Blue = 151. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #9ba597 is 6.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 8.5% Yellow, and 35.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R60.8%
C6.1%
G64.7%
M0.0%
B59.2%
Y8.5%
K35.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 155 165 151
Octal 233 245 227
Hexa #9b #a5 #97
Binary 10011011 10100101 10010111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 6 0 8 35
Octal 6 0 10 43
Hexa #06 #00 #08 #23
Binary 00000110 00000000 00001000 00100011

Analogous Colors of #9ba597

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #9ba597 — which has hue 102.9° — its analogous colors are located at 72.9° and 132.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ba597.

Triadic Colors of #9ba597

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #9ba597 — which has hue 102.9° — its triadic colors are located at 102.9° and 342.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ba597.

Complementary Color of #9ba597

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #9ba597 — which has hue 102.9° — its complementary color is located at 282.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ba597.

Split Complementary Colors of #9ba597

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #9ba597 — which has hue 102.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 102.9° and 312.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ba597.

Tetradic Colors of #9ba597

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #9ba597 — which has hue 102.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 12.9°, 102.9°, 192.9°, and 282.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #9ba597.

Monochromatic Colors of #9ba597

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #9ba597, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6c716a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ccd4c9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #9ba597

We want to make getting started with #9ba597 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #9ba597 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #9ba597 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #9ba597 with other HTML elements.

#9ba597 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #9ba597.
<span style="color: #9ba597;">The color of this text is #9ba597.</span>

#9ba597 Background Color

The background color for this text is #9ba597.
<div style="background-color: #9ba597; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #9ba597.</div>

#9ba597 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #9ba597.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #9ba597;">This color for the shadow of this text is #9ba597.</span>

#9ba597 Border Color

This is a div with border color #9ba597.
<div style="border: #9ba597 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #9ba597.</div>

#9ba597 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #9ba597 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9ba597; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9ba597 on a white background.</div></div>

#9ba597 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #9ba597 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #9ba597; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #9ba597 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #9ba597 to White

This is a gradient from #9ba597 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9ba597,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9ba597,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9ba597,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9ba597,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9ba597 to white.</div>

Gradient from #9ba597 to Black

This is a gradient from #9ba597 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#9ba597,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#9ba597,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#9ba597,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#9ba597,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #9ba597 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #9ba597

In addition to using #9ba597 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #9ba597 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #9ba597, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 155, Green = 165, Blue = 151). If you need details about the color coordinates of #9ba597 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #9ba597
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(155, 165, 151)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #9ba597; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #9ba597; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #9ba597; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(155, 165, 151);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#9ba597")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:155, green:165, blue:151, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:155 green:165 blue:151 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(155f, 165f, 151f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(155, 165, 151);
 

#9ba597 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #9ba597 the same way. For those with color blindness, #9ba597 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #9ba597 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #9ba597 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #9ba597 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #9ba597 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #9ba597 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text