What color is #9CA67E?

#9CA67E 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 #9CA67E?

The RGB value is 156, 166, 126: 156 red, 166 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA67E?

The complementary color is #887EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA67E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA67E color

#9CA67E rgb(156, 166, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CA67E is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.1% green and 49.4% blue (156, 166, 126).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#9CA67E color codes

HEX	`#9CA67E`
RGB	`rgb(156, 166, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.4, -10.6, 19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.4, 22.26, 118.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.112, 35.847, 25.015)`
Decimal	`10266238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA67E, 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 #9CA67E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA67E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #9CA67E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca67e; }
.text { color: #9ca67e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca67e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 166 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca67e, #88a67e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9CA67E?: #9CA67E 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 #9CA67E?: The RGB value is 156, 166, 126: 156 red, 166 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA67E?: The complementary color is #887EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA67E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.