What color is #9CA37A?

#9CA37A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA37A?

The RGB value is 156, 163, 122: 156 red, 163 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA37A?

The complementary color is #817AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA37A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA37A color

#9CA37A rgb(156, 163, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CA37A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 63.9% green and 47.8% blue (156, 163, 122).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 18% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#9CA37A color codes

HEX	`#9CA37A`
RGB	`rgb(156, 163, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 63.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 18%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 25%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.49, -9.61, 20.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.49, 22.66, 115.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.32, 34.668, 23.503)`
Decimal	`10265466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA37A, 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 #9CA37A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA37A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #9CA37A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca37a; }
.text { color: #9ca37a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca37a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 163 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca37a, #88a37a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CA37A?: #9CA37A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Forester. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA37A?: The RGB value is 156, 163, 122: 156 red, 163 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA37A?: The complementary color is #817AA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA37A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.