What color is #9CA189?

#9CA189 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 #9CA189?

The RGB value is 156, 161, 137: 156 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA189?

The complementary color is #8E89A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA189 color

#9CA189 rgb(156, 161, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CA189 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 63.1% green and 53.7% blue (156, 161, 137).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#9CA189 color codes

HEX	`#9CA189`
RGB	`rgb(156, 161, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 63.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 15%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 15%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.25, -6.15, 11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.25, 13.4, 117.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.97, 34.364, 28.663)`
Decimal	`10264969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA189, 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 #9CA189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #9CA189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca189; }
.text { color: #9ca189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 161 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca189, #90a189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CA189?: #9CA189 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 #9CA189?: The RGB value is 156, 161, 137: 156 red, 161 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA189?: The complementary color is #8E89A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.