What color is #9CA18F?

#9CA18F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA18F?

The RGB value is 156, 161, 143: 156 red, 161 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA18F?

The complementary color is #948FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA18F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA18F color

#9CA18F rgb(156, 161, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA18F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 63.1% green and 56.1% blue (156, 161, 143).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Lemongrass (#999A86), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#9CA18F color codes

HEX	`#9CA18F`
RGB	`rgb(156, 161, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 63.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, -5.12, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 10.15, 120.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.412, 34.541, 30.993)`
Decimal	`10264975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA18F, 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 #9CA18F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA18F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #9CA18F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca18f; }
.text { color: #9ca18f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca18f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 161 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca18f, #93a18f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #9CA18F?: #9CA18F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Lemongrass. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA18F?: The RGB value is 156, 161, 143: 156 red, 161 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA18F?: The complementary color is #948FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA18F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.