What color is #9CA187?

#9CA187 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA187?

The RGB value is 156, 161, 135: 156 red, 161 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA187?

The complementary color is #8C87A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA187 color

#9CA187 rgb(156, 161, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CA187 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 63.1% green and 52.9% blue (156, 161, 135).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#9CA187 color codes

HEX	`#9CA187`
RGB	`rgb(156, 161, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 63.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.21, -6.49, 12.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.21, 14.49, 116.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.828, 34.307, 27.915)`
Decimal	`10264967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA187, 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 #9CA187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #9CA187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca187; }
.text { color: #9ca187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 161 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca187, #8fa187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CA187?: #9CA187 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA187?: The RGB value is 156, 161, 135: 156 red, 161 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA187?: The complementary color is #8C87A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.