What color is #9CA389?

#9CA389 is a grayish yellow-green known as Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA389?

The RGB value is 156, 163, 137: 156 red, 163 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA389?

The complementary color is #9089A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA389 color

#9CA389 rgb(156, 163, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CA389 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 63.9% green and 53.7% blue (156, 163, 137).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black.

This exact color is also called Edamame.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#9CA389 color codes

HEX	`#9CA389`
RGB	`rgb(156, 163, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 63.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 16%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.8, -7.23, 12.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.8, 14.6, 119.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.322, 35.068, 28.781)`
Decimal	`10265481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA389, 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 #9CA389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #9CA389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca389; }
.text { color: #9ca389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 163 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca389, #8fa389); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CA389?: #9CA389 is a grayish yellow-green known as Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA389?: The RGB value is 156, 163, 137: 156 red, 163 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA389?: The complementary color is #9089A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.