What color is #9CAF88?

#9CAF88 is a grayish yellow-green known as Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sage Green?

The RGB value is 156, 175, 136: 156 red, 175 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sage Green?

The complementary color is #9B88AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CAF88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sage Green color: hex code #9CAF88

#9CAF88 rgb(156, 175, 136)

Shades of green

Sage Green has the hex code #9CAF88. It is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 68.6% green and 53.3% blue (156, 175, 136).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

Sage Green (#9CAF88) color codes

HEX	`#9CAF88`
RGB	`rgb(156, 175, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 68.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 22%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.12, -13.75, 17.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.12, 22.53, 127.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.484, 39.505, 29.149)`
Decimal	`10268552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sage Green, 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 #9CAF88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CAF88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #9CAF88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9caf88; }
.text { color: #9caf88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9caf88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 175 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9caf88, #89af88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9CAF88 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9CAF88?: #9CAF88 is a grayish yellow-green known as Sage Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sage Green?: The RGB value is 156, 175, 136: 156 red, 175 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sage Green?: The complementary color is #9B88AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CAF88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.