What color is #9CA07B?

#9CA07B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA07B?

The RGB value is 156, 160, 123: 156 red, 160 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA07B?

The complementary color is #7F7BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA07B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA07B color

#9CA07B rgb(156, 160, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9CA07B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 62.7% green and 48.2% blue (156, 160, 123).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai Garden (#9E9E7C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#9CA07B color codes

HEX	`#9CA07B`
RGB	`rgb(156, 160, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 62.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 23%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.68, -7.85, 18.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.68, 20.43, 112.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.856, 33.64, 23.655)`
Decimal	`10264699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA07B, 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 #9CA07B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA07B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #9CA07B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca07b; }
.text { color: #9ca07b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca07b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 160 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca07b, #8aa07b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CA07B?: #9CA07B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bonsai Garden. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA07B?: The RGB value is 156, 160, 123: 156 red, 160 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA07B?: The complementary color is #7F7BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA07B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.