What color is #9CA787?

#9CA787 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA787?

The RGB value is 156, 167, 135: 156 red, 167 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA787?

The complementary color is #9287A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA787 color

#9CA787 rgb(156, 167, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CA787 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.5% green and 52.9% blue (156, 167, 135).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Edamame (#9CA389), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#9CA787 color codes

HEX	`#9CA787`
RGB	`rgb(156, 167, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.87, -9.7, 15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.87, 18.1, 122.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.902, 36.455, 28.273)`
Decimal	`10266503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA787, 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 #9CA787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #9CA787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca787; }
.text { color: #9ca787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 167 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca787, #8ca787); }

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Questions

What color is #9CA787?: #9CA787 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Edamame. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA787?: The RGB value is 156, 167, 135: 156 red, 167 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA787?: The complementary color is #9287A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.