What color is #9CA890?

#9CA890 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA890?

The RGB value is 156, 168, 144: 156 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA890?

The complementary color is #9C90A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA890 color

#9CA890 rgb(156, 168, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #9CA890 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.9% green and 56.5% blue (156, 168, 144).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#9CA890 color codes

HEX	`#9CA890`
RGB	`rgb(156, 168, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.34, -8.71, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.34, 14.02, 128.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.746, 37.087, 31.813)`
Decimal	`10266768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA890, 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 #9CA890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #9CA890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca890; }
.text { color: #9ca890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 168 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca890, #90a890); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CA890?: #9CA890 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA890?: The RGB value is 156, 168, 144: 156 red, 168 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA890?: The complementary color is #9C90A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.