What color is #9CA591?

#9CA591 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 #9CA591?

The RGB value is 156, 165, 145: 156 red, 165 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA591?

The complementary color is #9A91A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA591 color

#9CA591 rgb(156, 165, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA591 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 64.7% green and 56.9% blue (156, 165, 145).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#9CA591 color codes

HEX	`#9CA591`
RGB	`rgb(156, 165, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 64.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.54, -6.93, 9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.54, 11.59, 126.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.275, 36.022, 32.035)`
Decimal	`10266001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA591, 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 #9CA591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #9CA591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca591; }
.text { color: #9ca591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 165 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca591, #92a591); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CA591?: #9CA591 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 #9CA591?: The RGB value is 156, 165, 145: 156 red, 165 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA591?: The complementary color is #9A91A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.