What color is #9CA884?

#9CA884 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 #9CA884?

The RGB value is 156, 168, 132: 156 red, 168 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA884?

The complementary color is #9084A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA884 color

#9CA884 rgb(156, 168, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CA884 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.9% green and 51.8% blue (156, 168, 132).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Forester (#9AA77C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#9CA884 color codes

HEX	`#9CA884`
RGB	`rgb(156, 168, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.08, -10.72, 17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.08, 20.29, 121.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.877, 36.739, 27.237)`
Decimal	`10266756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA884, 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 #9CA884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #9CA884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca884; }
.text { color: #9ca884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 168 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca884, #8aa884); }

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Questions

What color is #9CA884?: #9CA884 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 #9CA884?: The RGB value is 156, 168, 132: 156 red, 168 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA884?: The complementary color is #9084A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.