What color is #9CA691?

#9CA691 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 #9CA691?

The RGB value is 156, 166, 145: 156 red, 166 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA691?

The complementary color is #9B91A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA691?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA691 color

#9CA691 rgb(156, 166, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA691 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.1% green and 56.9% blue (156, 166, 145).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% 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 8.28:1).

#9CA691 color codes

HEX	`#9CA691`
RGB	`rgb(156, 166, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.81, -7.47, 9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.81, 12.22, 127.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.457, 36.385, 32.096)`
Decimal	`10266257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA691, 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 #9CA691	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA691 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	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 #9CA691 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca691; }
.text { color: #9ca691; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca691; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 166 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca691, #92a691); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CA691?: #9CA691 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 #9CA691?: The RGB value is 156, 166, 145: 156 red, 166 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA691?: The complementary color is #9B91A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA691?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.