What color is #9CA283?

#9CA283 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA283?

The RGB value is 156, 162, 131: 156 red, 162 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA283?

The complementary color is #8983A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA283?

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.

#9CA283 color

#9CA283 rgb(156, 162, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CA283 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 63.5% green and 51.4% blue (156, 162, 131).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Fennelly (#9A9E80), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9CA283 color codes

HEX	`#9CA283`
RGB	`rgb(156, 162, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 63.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, -7.68, 15.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 17.24, 116.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.727, 34.547, 26.518)`
Decimal	`10265219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA283, 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 #9CA283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA283 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 #9CA283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca283; }
.text { color: #9ca283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 162 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca283, #8da283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CA283?: #9CA283 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Fennelly. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA283?: The RGB value is 156, 162, 131: 156 red, 162 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA283?: The complementary color is #8983A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA283?: 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.