What color is #9CA672?

#9CA672 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA672?

The RGB value is 156, 166, 114: 156 red, 166 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA672?

The complementary color is #7C72A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA672?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA672 color

#9CA672 rgb(156, 166, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CA672 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.1% green and 44.7% blue (156, 166, 114).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Willow Leaf (#A1A46D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#9CA672 color codes

HEX	`#9CA672`
RGB	`rgb(156, 166, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 31%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.18, -12.34, 25.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.18, 28.61, 115.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.384, 35.555, 21.179)`
Decimal	`10266226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA672, 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 #9CA672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #9CA672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca672; }
.text { color: #9ca672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 166 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca672, #82a672); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #9CA672?: #9CA672 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Willow Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA672?: The RGB value is 156, 166, 114: 156 red, 166 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA672?: The complementary color is #7C72A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA672?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.