What color is #9CA894?

#9CA894 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9CA894?

The RGB value is 156, 168, 148: 156 red, 168 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9CA894?

The complementary color is #A094A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9CA894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9CA894 color

#9CA894 rgb(156, 168, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9CA894 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 65.9% green and 58% blue (156, 168, 148).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 10% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rooftop Garden (#9EAD92), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#9CA894 color codes

HEX	`#9CA894`
RGB	`rgb(156, 168, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 65.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 10%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 12%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.44, -8.01, 8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.44, 11.97, 131.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.057, 37.211, 33.452)`
Decimal	`10266772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9CA894, 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 #9CA894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9CA894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #9CA894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9ca894; }
.text { color: #9ca894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9ca894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 168 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9ca894, #94a896); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #9CA894?: #9CA894 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Rooftop Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9CA894?: The RGB value is 156, 168, 148: 156 red, 168 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9CA894?: The complementary color is #A094A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9CA894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.