What color is #9CA800?

#9CA800 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Countryside. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA800?

The RGB value is 156, 168, 0: 156 red, 168 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA800?

The complementary color is #0C00A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA800?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA800 color

#9CA800 rgb(156, 168, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #9CA800 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.9% green and 0% blue (156, 168, 0).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Countryside (#A4A404), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#9CA800 color codes

HEX	`#9CA800`
RGB	`rgb(156, 168, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 100%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 100%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.81, -21.06, 67.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.81, 71.16, 107.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.714, 35.074, 5.31)`
Decimal	`10266624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA800, 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 #9CA800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #9CA800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca800; }
.text { color: #9ca800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 168 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca800, #48a800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #9CA800?: #9CA800 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Countryside. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA800?: The RGB value is 156, 168, 0: 156 red, 168 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA800?: The complementary color is #0C00A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA800?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.