What color is #9CA28B?

#9CA28B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA28B?

The RGB value is 156, 162, 139: 156 red, 162 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA28B?

The complementary color is #918BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA28B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA28B color

#9CA28B rgb(156, 162, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA28B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 63.5% green and 54.5% blue (156, 162, 139).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#9CA28B color codes

HEX	`#9CA28B`
RGB	`rgb(156, 162, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 63.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 14%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.57, -6.36, 11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.57, 12.92, 119.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.29, 34.773, 29.484)`
Decimal	`10265227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA28B, 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 #9CA28B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA28B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #9CA28B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca28b; }
.text { color: #9ca28b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca28b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 162 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca28b, #91a28b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CA28B?: #9CA28B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA28B?: The RGB value is 156, 162, 139: 156 red, 162 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA28B?: The complementary color is #918BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA28B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.